David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MANUEL QUILES, 41, of Wayland Street, Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday, June 1, before United States Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport to one count of embezzlement of mail by an employee of the United States Postal Service. According to court […]
With Hunger Rising, and School Food Programs Ending, Effort Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States June 4 – In another successful nationwide food drive, the National Association of Letter Carriers collected 70.2 million pounds of food on May 14, at a time when hunger is a growing problem. The NALC’s annual one-day […]
Rotating Strike to Begin in Winnipeg at Midnight WASHINGTON — Despite the 24-hour rotating strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to begin in Winnipeg at 11:59 tonight, the U.S. Postal Service will continue to accept, process and deliver mail to Canada until further notice. This limited action by the Winnipeg local is expected […]
Press Release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District Of Alabama June 1, 2011 BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury today indicted a Huntsville man for embezzling from the America Postal Workers Union while he was president of a union local in Madison, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance. The one-count indictment filed in U.S. […]
The following is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office, Northern District of Alabama: BIRMINGHAM – A vehicle maintenance supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiring to defraud the Postal Service of more than $300,000 in a billing kick-back scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Postal […]
CSC Wins $42 Million U.S. Postal Service Logistics Contract FALLS CHURCH, Va. – CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) awarded the company a contract to provide management, operational and logistical support for its mail transport repair facility located near Los Angeles, Calif. The contract, which has a three-year base and […]
Dallas, Texas letter carrier pleaded guilty to 86 Treasury checks from the mail at the Juanita Craft Station, with an intended loss of of $323,742. The following is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas: DALLAS, Texas — At a sentencing hearing held yesterday afternoon, Tobian McRuffin, of Glenn […]
Former Elgin, OK Postmaster must pay the U.S. Postal Service $643,604.49 and IRS $129,061.66 for a total of $771,666.15. The former Postmaster was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for theft of public funds from the United States Postal Service and for filing a false tax return. The following is a press release from […]
NEWARK, N.J. – The former Secretary-Treasurer of a New Jersey Postal Workers union was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for conspiring to embezzle funds from the union’s operating account, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. John McGovern, 55, of Hawthorne, N.J., previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a […]
Agency Enters Second Decade of Achieving Top Honors WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service was voted America’s No. 1 government agency for providing multicultural business opportunities, according to a recent survey in which more than 750,000 business owners participated. This marks the 11th consecutive year the Postal Service has appeared in that top-10 listing.