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Working with our Law Enforcement Partners

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

Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Program Fraud

Date Released: 12/05/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Myaika Gross, age 40, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles to wire fraud in connection with her defrauding of the COVID-19 relief programs. According to admissions made as part of her guilty plea, Gross worked as a United States Postal Employee in Louisiana between May of 2020 and June of 2021.

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Two Riverside County Brothers Sentenced to Prison for $2.1 Million Mail Insurance Scam that Defrauded United States Postal Service

Date Released: 11/01/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

Two Temecula brothers were sentenced today to federal prison for defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $2.1 million by filing thousands of fraudulent Priority Mail insurance claims. Anwer Fareed Alam, 36, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 34, each were sentenced to 27 months in prison by United States District Judge Wesley L. Hsu, who also ordered them to jointly pay $2,135,739 in restitution. Both Alam brothers pleaded guilty on February 16 to one count of mail fraud.

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Georgia Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for $30M COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme and Firearms Charge

Date Released: 10/25/2024
Category: Financial Fraud
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Charlotte Man Sentenced To Prison For Role In Bank Fraud Conspiracy Involving Stolen Mail

Date Released: 10/05/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Charlotte man was sentenced to prison today for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen mail, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Terrell Alexander Hager, Jr., 25, of Charlotte, was ordered to serve three years in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

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Administrator of Scam Telegram Channel Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

Date Released: 09/12/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham-area man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for his role running a Telegram channel that sold millions of dollars in stolen and fraudulent checks, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples.

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