A local woman says someone from Nigeria stole her identity, opened multiple accounts in her name and took out a big loan, all things she says she probably would’ve caught except she stayed in the dark for weeks because scammers managed to stop her mail. The culprits used a free online change of address service […]
Personalized Greeting Card Site Giving Away 10,000 Free Cards per Day — Only Three Days Left CLEVELAND, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Valentine’s Day is THE holiday to tell that special someone exactly how you feel, and there’s no better way to Send a Little You this year than by visiting Cardstore.com and creating your […]
Husch Blackwell’s Postal Service Contracting practice group today released its list of the top 10 U.S. Postal Service suppliers for fiscal year 2011. For the ninth straight year FedEx claimed the No. 1 spot. Another air carrier, Kalitta Air, Inc., which transports military mail bound for Iraq and Afghanistan, claimed the second spot. The list is […]
Scoring big at the Super Bowl Fans huddle up at the Postal Service’s Championship Station Super Bowl fans attending the big game won’t have to carry their souvenirs in their luggage when they go home. The Postal Service is operating “Championship Station” — a fully functioning retail facility offering Ready Post shipping supplies such as […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the new Love Ribbons Forever Stamp is on sale today at usps.com and by phone at 800-782-6724. Stamps are arriving in Post Offices over the next few days and will be sold as soon as they are available. “We are excited to bring this colorful new stamp […]
Defendant Claimed Reimbursement for More than 500,000 Miles Driven to/from Doctor’s Appointments in Workers’ Compensation Claim DALLAS — Keldrick Hamilton, 34, of Desoto, Texas, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $230,000 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Labor […]
February 1 , 2012 OAKLAND, Calif. – Emmanuel Odion Esezobor was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $39,973.62 in restitution for stealing public money and passing counterfeit U.S. obligations, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. Esezobor, 51 of Hayward, Calif., was convicted by a jury on Oct. 27, 2011, after a […]
February is Black History Month — a time to pay tribute to the achievements of African Americans throughout the nation’s history. More than 133,000 African Americans currently work for the Postal Service. This year’s national theme is “Black Women in American Culture and History.” Since 1978, the Postal Service has honored African Americans through the […]
The Postal Inspection Service’s Safe and Secure Initiative continues to educate employees on avoiding violence in the workplace. Postal Inspector Robert Diaz — the initiative’s program manager — said Inspectors will visit approximately 400 postal facilities over the next two months to address the issues of workplace violence, employee security and carrier safety. Inspectors will […]
Finally! Finally, we have some movement in the Maintenance Craft on implementation of key provisions the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement! On Feb. 1, 2012, President Cliff Guffey and postal management signed a Questions-and-Answers document [PDF] regarding specific sections of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Maintenance Craft Jobs. The document does not address all outstanding […]