Half Truths and Full Lies: How a Postal Fraud Came Undone

Half Truths and Full Lies: How a Postal Fraud Came Undone

She saw an opportunity and took it. Not once, not twice — but almost 130 times. Her biggest mistake was ...
USPS OIG - Security and Efficiency of the New Carrier Scanners and Electronic Locks

USPS OIG – Security and Efficiency of the New Carrier Scanners and Electronic Locks

Our objective was to assess the functional efficiency of the MDD‑TR and the impact on physical security of collection boxes ...
USPS OIG - Controls Over Purchase Card Facility Repairs

USPS OIG – Controls Over Purchase Card Facility Repairs

Our objective was to evaluate expense purchase card usage and controls for facility repair expenses. We assessed compliance with and ...
USPS OIG - Mitigating Internal Mail Theft

USPS OIG – Mitigating Internal Mail Theft

Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s efforts to prevent and detect internal mail theft in mail processing facilities ...
How the Postal Service’s IG plans to keep the agency in line for the next 5 years

How the Postal Service’s IG plans to keep the agency in line for the next 5 years

A new strategic plan from the Postal Service Office of Inspector General is out ...
USPS OIG - Alabama-Mississippi District: Delivery Operations

USPS OIG – Alabama-Mississippi District: Delivery Operations

During the week of July 8, 2024, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Birmingham Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and ...
USPS OIG - A Scattered Trail of Evidence

USPS OIG – A Scattered Trail of Evidence

Our special agents found more evidence that showed the mail carrier stashing mail into his personal backpack while on duty ...
USPS OIG - Safeguarding Your Election Mail

USPS OIG – Safeguarding Your Election Mail

Another national election has arrived, and Election and Political Mail is already moving through the postal system ...
USPS OIG, Partners Disrupt Drug Trafficking Ring

USPS OIG, Partners Disrupt Drug Trafficking Ring

In January 2021, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service were investigating a ...
USPS OIG - Cost Attribution for Parcel-only Processing Facilities

USPS OIG – Cost Attribution for Parcel-only Processing Facilities

We found the Postal Service can track and identify parcel-only processing facilities using system data, and currently there is only ...