Judge sentences accomplice of former postal worker who tried to deliver cocaine in Lancaster County
The man who conspired with a U.S. Postal worker to sell more than four pounds of cocaine will spend up to 10 years in prison.
Month: June 2024
If you don’t know about quishing, read this – Scammers could use QR codes to steal your info
The Postal Inspection Service is warning USPS employees and the public about a form of phishing — called quishing — that uses fake QR codes to commit identify fraud.
Mail service and Congressional issues in the news – 06/19/24
Mail service and Congressional issues are in the news every day. Below are the latest articles I found.
FIREARMS POLICY COALITION (FPC) SUES FEDS TO END POST OFFICE GUN BAN
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Texas, challenging the constitutionality of federal gun laws prohibiting firearm possession, storage, and carry at post offices and related properties.
Watchdog report shows postal police workforce hasn’t been assessed since 2011
That means the Postal Inspection Service has been making staffing and security decisions based on outdated data, as robberies on mail carriers have soared.
Postal employee ordered to pay restitution for COVID payroll protection loan fraud
According to court records, LaSonja Jones, 42, previously pled guilty to applying for PPP COVID-19 loans with false information about eligibility of two personal businesses she owned to obtain Federal moneys from the Small Business Administration.
USPS mail thefts and robberies – 06/19/24
Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.
USPS to Discontinue Some Priority Mail Boxes
USPS is discontinuing some of its free Priority Mail packages, including the medium box. The Postal Service said it made the decision to “simplify” its packaging offerings as part of its Delivering for America plan.
Several firefighters suffer from heat exhaustion fighting USPS semi-truck fire
The Haletown Volunteer Fire Department and Jasper Fire Department responded to a USPS semi-truck that caught fire at a Loves Travel Stop on Monday.
Mailin It Podcast – How Postal Inspectors Cracked the Largest Fraud Scheme in U.S. History
In this episode, we talk about the true crime story of how the Postal Inspection Service took down one of the largest fraud schemes in U.S. history, which fleeced more than 1.3 million victims for more than $175 million over two decades.