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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 U.S. Postal Service Employees Indicted and Arrested for Delay of Election Mail

Date Released: 03/14/2024
Category: General Crimes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 7, 2024, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned four indictments charging four U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees assigned to the 65th Infantry Postal Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico with delay of mail, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Tania Salas-De Jesús from the USPS-OIG are prosecuting the case.

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Mail Carrier Sentenced for Obstructing the Mail and Diverting Mail Packages

Date Released: 03/05/2024
Category: General Crimes

BOSTON – A Fall River U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for obstructing the mail by diverting multiple packages in his custody. Rafael De Los Angeles, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to time served (approximately one day in prison) and six months of supervised release. Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, NE Office made the announcement today.

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Seymour Man Admits Involvement in Danbury Post Office Bribery and Kickback Scheme

Date Released: 02/22/2024
Category: General Crimes

Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Kenneth Cleevely, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, announced that MICHAEL D. LUTZ, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy offense stemming from a bribery and kickback scheme involving the Postmaster of the Danbury Post Office. This investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General.

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Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty To Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Date Released: 02/07/2024
Category: Health Care Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Johnnie Franklin Sullivan, Sr., 73, of Mooresville, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez today and pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud for a job-connected injury, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western of North Carolina. Jeff Krafels, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General (USPS OIG) for the Mid-Atlantic Area Field Office (MAAFO), which oversees Charlotte, joins U.S. Attorne...

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Jury Convicts Tampa Woman Of Defrauding Government Of Federal Benefits

Date Released: 02/01/2024
Category: Health Care Fraud

Tampa, Florida – A federal jury has found Shirin Marshall (55, Tampa) guilty of four counts of mail fraud. In August 2000, Marshall claimed a back and shoulder injury while working as a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, she filed a subsequent claim related to workplace stress. Marshall later began receiving disability benefits and wage compensation. An investigation by the U.S. Postal Service - Office of Inspector General revealed that Marshall concealed her physical capabilities,

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