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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

Bloomfield Man Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

Date Released: 06/13/2023
Category: Narcotics

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced that, a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging JOSEPH GIOVANNI SOTO, 32, of Bloomfield, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General assisted in the investigation.

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Dark Web Traffickers of Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Prosecuted

Date Released: 06/06/2023
Category: Narcotics

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announces a sentencing and a guilty plea in two cases the United States Attorney’s Office is prosecuting involving drug trafficking on the dark web. These cases are the product of investigations by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies.

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Former Postal Carrier Sentenced To Over Six Years For Distributing Cocaine Packages Sent To Her Postal Route

Date Released: 05/24/2023
Category: Narcotics

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Nathasha Michelle Prieto (34, Bradenton) to six years and six months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine. This case was investigated by the United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Manatee County Sherriff’s Office, and the Bradenton Police Department.

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Bradenton Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years for Distributing Cocaine Obtained Through the Mail

Date Released: 05/19/2023
Category: Narcotics

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Angel Hernandez Coss (38, Bradenton) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine. This case was investigated by the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies.

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Meriden Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine through the Mail

Date Released: 05/10/2023
Category: Narcotics

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BIMAEL ACEVEDO-ROMAN, 29, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine into Connecticut. The USPS Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) and other agencies investigated the case.

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