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Our special agents investigate nationwide internal crimes and fraud committed by postal employees and contractors as well as postal employee misconduct. We work with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and local prosecutors across the country to prosecute these crimes. 

In some instances, we uncover much larger criminal activity being carried out by multiple individuals and organizations. In many of these cases, we partner with other federal and local law enforcement agencies to identify and hold responsible those who take advantage of the public’s trust in our postal system.

Below are links to the most recent news releases about our work.

MOST RECENT

New Jersey company and CEO pay $316,779 for defrauding U.S. Postal Service following wire fraud conviction

Date Released: 04/18/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Cornerstone Facility Solutions, LLC (Cornerstone), a maintenance and repair service located in Brick, New Jersey, and its CEO, Paul Galgon III, paid $316,779 to resolve their False Claims Act liability for falsifying invoices and inflating the cost of services provided to the USPS. The USPS Office of Inspector General investigated this case.

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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

Date Released: 04/11/2024
Category: Narcotics

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VICTOR RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ, also known as “Calami,” 49, was sentenced today to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine to Connecticut. This investigation has been conducted by the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General

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Erie Man Sentenced to More than Four and a Half Years in Prison for Cocaine Violations

Date Released: 04/05/2024
Category: Narcotics

ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 57 months in prison on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws. Kechawn Jabre Douglas, 26, engaged in a conspiracy with others to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine within the Western District of Pennsylvania. United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated this case.

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Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Indicted for Theft of Postal Money Orders

Date Released: 03/22/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been indicted for allegedly embezzling over $19,000. Christine Hedges, 46, of Brockton, was indicted on March 20, 2024 on one count of theft of government money. She appeared today in federal court and was released on conditions. Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General made the announcement.

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Lake County Woman Arrested For COVID-19 Fraud

Date Released: 03/22/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Nicole Harding on an indictment charging her with one count of wire fraud. Between March 28 and April 14, 2021, Harding devised a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration by submitting a false Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application.This case was investigated by the United States Postal Service - Office of Inspector General.

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