Investigative Case Highlights

Our Office of Investigations routinely monitors Postal Service contracts for possible fraud using proprietary data analytics tools. After our special agents flagged a North Carolina’s suspicious invoicing, they subpoenaed the owner. During an interview, the owner’s story unraveled, revealing deliberate fraud: Our special agents presented evidence showing he submitted fake invoices with inflated...

When it comes to stopping and deterring crime, joint investigations can deliver very powerful results. It’s especially true in cases involving the illegal drug trade, where criminal networks can be as complex as the means they use are covert. This joint investigation out of Oklahoma is a prime example.

A quiet conversation at a mall food court in eastern Puerto Rico sealed the deal — plan and method in place, profits were just around the corner. All the Postal Service employee had to do was look out for packages containing “ blanca ” and then hand them over to his associate for payment.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) routinely investigates illegal narcotics being trafficked through the mail. However, when there’s suspicion that a postal employee may be involved, our special agents are called in to bring that person to justice.

Our Data Analytics team develops cutting-edge tools our Office of Investigations uses to proactively identify postal crime. Leveraging data analytics and more recently AI, these tools help special agents pinpoint when and where crimes are happening in the postal system. This investigation is a prime example.