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Mail theft charges, robberies and other postal crimes 02/28/25

Mail theft and postal fraud are a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

Montgomery Man Sentenced to More than Nine Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of a U.S. Postal Carrier

According to the plea agreement, on May 3, 2023, a U.S. Postal carrier was delivering mail at an apartment complex in Huntsville.  Barber approached the carrier, pointed a gun, and took the arrow key – a specialized key used by postal carriers to open U.S. Postal Service mailboxes.

USPS OIG – Fleet Modernization: Disposal of Long-Life Vehicles

We found that the Postal Service had ineffective internal controls over the LLV disposal program to ensure that management followed established processes and had sufficient revenue recognition and reconciliation practices

Do you know how PSHB and Medicare work together?

USPS employees may participate in a webinar that will help explain how the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program and Medicare work in retirement.

Seasonal Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Mail

Willie Estrella, 32, of Providence, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy to three years of federal probation.

Donald Trump’s Memo Drops Subtle Hint; Military, USPS, NOAA Off DOGE’s Radar

However, the letter also mentions exemptions, hinting that only a few departments are off DOGE's radar for now.

Federal judge inclined to side with USPS over seized Black Lives Matter merch

At a hearing Wednesday afternoon, Senior U.S. District Judge William Orrick, a Barack Obama appointee, agreed, and heavily implied he was going to grant summary judgment to the Postal Service.

It’s Time For a New Direction At the U.S. Post Office

Until Congress removes from the law the provision that requires the postal service to provide daily home delivery to just about every household in America, complete privatization will be of the table because it costs too much. 

Retroactive benefits from the windfall elimination repeal to begin

Starting the week of Feb. 24, 2025, SSA is beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the WEP and GPO .

Postal iPhone users to get automatic installation of updates

Employees and contractors with USPS-issued iPhones will begin receiving automatic software update installations in March.

New standards expected to save USPS billions, improve delivery

The United States Postal Service introduced new service standards on Wednesday that the carrier said would save the federal government at least $36 billion over the next decade.

US Postal Workers Could Take Over Census

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has proposed that United States Postal Service (USPS) workers take on the responsibility of conducting the national census.
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