Carper, Coons, Carney & Markell Write to PMG Urging Review of Hare’s Corner Proposal

Officials highlight concerns regarding USPS’s proposal to revamp Delaware’s only mail processing and distribution center February 3,2012 WILMINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, along with Gov. Jack Markell, Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) wrote to United States Postmaster General Patrick […]

Alabama community finally gets mail service

An industrial area near Mobile, AL, now has something it’s never had before — mail service. Pinto Island, home to shipbuilder Austal USA and other manufacturers, is located across the Mobile River from the city of Mobile. Until now, it’s been the most industrialized area in the lower 48 states without mail service. That ended […]

Scammers Use USPS Online Change of Address To Steal Woman’s Identity

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 […]

For Ninth Straight Year FedEx Is USPS’s Largest Supplier

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 […]

Fans huddle up at USPS’s Championship Station In Superbowl Village

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 […]

Texas Letter Carrier Sentenced To 18 Months in Prison for workers comp fraud

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 […]

California Postal Clerk Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Embezzlment, Passing Counterfeit Bills

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 […]

USPS: ‘Black Women in American Culture and History’

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 […]

Postal Inspection Service renews violence-prevention efforts

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 […]