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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

Four South Florida Residents Charged with PPP and Mortgage Fraud

Date Released: 03/13/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

MIAMI –Raisha Kelly, Widny Thibaud, and Cortira Gray, and Ann Gilchrist , 55 of Miami, Florida have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud wire fraud in connection with their submission of false and fraudulent PPP loan applications. Kelly, Thibaud, Gray and Gilchrist conspired with themselves and others to submit PPP loan applications. In total, this conspiracy caused lenders to make $1.3 million in loans to the subjects. USPS OIG, Special Agent in Charge Amaleka McCall-Brathwaite

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Orangeburg Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Postal Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana

Date Released: 03/11/2024
Category: Narcotics

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lemont Antwaun Darby, 37, of Orangeburg, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Lemont Darby was a drug dealer who regularly received packages of marijuana through the U.S. Mail from California and elsewhere. Mjaan Roland, 31, of Chapin, was a city carrier with the Columbia Main Post Office and Dutch Fork Station. Investigated by the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General.

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Two Riverside County Brothers Plead Guilty to Priority Mail Insurance Scam that Defrauded U.S. Postal Service Out of More Than $2.3 Million

Date Released: 02/16/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

LOS ANGELES – Two Temecula brothers pleaded guilty today to defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $2.3 million by filing thousands of fraudulent Priority Mail insurance claims. Anwer Fareed Alam, 35, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 31, each pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated this matter.

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Eleven Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking From Puerto Rico to the Continental United States

Date Released: 02/15/2024
Category: Narcotics

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 14, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging 11 individuals for drug trafficking, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The United States Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau are investigating the case.

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Six Defendants Charged with Defrauding Court-Appointed Criminal Defense Attorneys

Date Released: 02/07/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

As alleged in the indictments, the defendants deposited stolen checks intended to reimburse the attorneys for their time and expenditures representing indigent defendants in federal court. Three defendants also allegedly stole the identity of an attorney and opened bank accounts using the attorney’s stolen identity. One defendant is still at large. United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) announced the charges.

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