Showing posts with label Poor Vetting of Postal Workers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poor Vetting of Postal Workers. Show all posts

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Postal Service fails to deliver nearly 100 mailers for business that spends tens of thousands in bulk postage

"...She reached out to 11 Investigates’ Amy Hudak after nearly 100 business mailers she paid the post office to deliver were instead found dumped in the lobby of a local apartment building. ...States says she spends tens of thousands of dollars each year in bulk postage to mail marketing fliers for her business. She says those mailers help keep the name of her business top of mind for past and potentially future customers. So, when she got a call that a chunk of her mail wasn’t delivered, she said she felt like her money was stolen. ..."    


This Article is From: www.wpxi.com


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Friday, November 1, 2024

Northeast Florida lawmakers demand audit of Jacksonville USPS facility over lost, delayed mail

"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Customers have reported that important packages are being delivered to the wrong states, and in some cases, mail is being lost altogether. ...Congressman John Rutherford and four other U.S. Representatives from Northeast Florida and Georgia are requesting an audit of the Jacksonville Network Distribution Center (NDC). ..."    


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Monday, October 7, 2024

Leeds, Alabama | USPS mail carrier arrested for shoplifting at Buc-ee’s

"...While in custody for shoplifting at the store, police searched 39-year-old Amber Beard’s purse and car and found stolen merchandise, a multitude of checks, credit and debit cards, and Alabama drivers’ licenses not belonging to her, as well as U.S. mail addressed to several people in the Birmingham area.

While in custody, Beard told officers she works for USPS.

Police found that while Beard was employed as a postal worker, she opened mail not addressed to her and removed items like checks, debit and credit cards, and gift cards, and fraudulently used them. ...as well as U.S. mail addressed to several people in the Birmingham area.

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This Article is From: www.waff.com


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Monday, August 5, 2024

USPS mailman used illegal drugs in work vehicle, stole mail and dumped it in the woods

"...On Wednesday, officers were contacted by the USPS Inspector General about employee Marcus Gregory, who had several complaints against him for not delivering mail. On July 31, undercover officers watched Gregory while he was working and saw him dump mail in the woods near Williams Farm Road and Highway 316. Shortly after dumping the mail, officers saw him using illegal drugs in his USPS vehicle. ..."    


This Article is From: www.wsbtv.com


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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Pipe Bombs Found in Apartment of Former Postal (USPS) Worker

"...CHARLOTTE — A former United States Postal Service worker now faces federal charges after he was accused of having pipe bombs.

Derek Johnson’s troubles started in state court, but they’ve now made their way to federal court ... Tiffany Alexander is with the Charlotte chapter of the American Postal Workers Union. She spoke with Channel 9′s Hunter Sáenz about Johnson, who was a USPS worker hired just two weeks before his arrest. “It’s terrifying"

   


This Article is From: www.wsoctv.com


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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Postal manager stole drugs from mail, let coworker snort cocaine off his desk, feds say

Postal manager stole drugs from mail, let coworker snort cocaine off his desk, feds say

"...The man took advantage of his management position at the Greece, New York, post office to take packages containing drugs, including marijuana, out of the mail stream between May 2018 and May 2022, prosecutors said. While in the privacy of his office, he emptied the packages of the drugs, then placed the parcels back into the mail stream and brought the substances to his home in Rochester, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. He’s accused of distributing marijuana and cocaine from the mail throughout Rochester with the help of his former girlfriend Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article287981540.html#storylink=cpy..."    Read our latest posts!


Friday, March 1, 2024

Missouri | Cape Girardeau postal worker convicted of stealing mail

"...After a trial lasting less than two days, 33-year-old Robert Gafford of Jackson was found guilty of one count of delaying or destroying mail and one count of embezzlement of mail.

According to a release from the Office of the United States Attorney Eastern District of Missouri, Gafford worked out of the Cape Girardeau Post Office annex at the time and was responsible for delivering mail on a rural route in or near Scott City. According to a release from the Office of the United States Attorney Eastern District of Missouri, Gafford worked out of the Cape Girardeau Post Office annex at the time and was responsible for delivering mail on a rural route in or near Scott City. In late 2021, the postmaster received complaints from a couple on Gafford’s delivery route..."    


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