USPS Ethics Awareness Week, an annual campaign to educate employees on the importance of conducting themselves with integrity, will begin Monday, Aug. 12.
The situation took a serious turn when his wife inadvertently entered her credit card details into the linked fraudulent website. This personal breach motivated Smith to embark on an in-depth investigation into the scam's origins.
The below remarks are as prepared for delivery by Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Aug. 8, 2024.
Mere months after a historic wildcat strike brought the U.S. Mail to a standstill, President Richard M. Nixon signed the Postal Reorganization Act— the most comprehensive postal reform since the nation’s founding — on Aug. 12, 1970.
The investigation revealed Aguirre had opened some of the mail entrusted with her and stole cash and gift cards totaling at least $2,500. She was terminated and charged with theft of mail as a postal employee.
“These defendants brazenly robbed a U.S.P.S. letter carrier at gunpoint in pursuit of an arrow key that would allow them to steal mail from collection boxes,” said U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton.
The victim was employed as a United States Postal Service (USPS) worker at the time of her assault. The victim was a Muslim woman who wore a hijab, including when she delivered the mail from her postal truck.
USPS is cutting costs by reducing total work hours, reducing truck trips between mail processing plants and post offices, and transporting less mail through air freight contractors.
During a search of the vehicle officers reported finding hundreds of pieces of mail not belonging to neither Hill nor Polanco, 19 bank cards, marijuana and controlled substances, and more than $12,600 in cash.