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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

Former Ithaca Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money Orders

Date Released: 09/11/2023
Category: General Crimes

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Stephen Perrine, age 40, of King Ferry, New York, pled guilty today in federal court in Syracuse to stealing money orders from the United States Postal Service (USPS). United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG), Northeast Area Field Office, made the announcement.

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Asphalt Paving Company and President Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging

Date Released: 08/29/2023
Category: Contract Fraud

A Michigan company and its president pleaded guilty today for their roles in two separate conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General assisted in the investigation.

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Five Amazon Marketplace Sellers And Four Amazon Marketplace Companies Sentenced For Price Fixing

Date Released: 08/24/2023
Category: Contract Fraud

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Five individuals and four companies have been sentenced for participating in a conspiracy to fix the prices of DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs sold on the Amazon marketplace. This investigation has resulted in a total of six individual guilty pleas and four corporate guilty pleas. The case was investigated with the assistance of the FBI’s New York Field Office and the USPS Office of Inspector General’s Contract Fraud Investigations Division.

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Boston Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Postal Worker

Date Released: 08/08/2023
Category: General Crimes

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for the armed robbery of a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier in Massachusetts. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Ketty Larco Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General.

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Red Ventures, LLC and MYMOVE, LLC Agree to Pay $2.75 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising from Agreements with the U.S. Postal Service

Date Released: 05/30/2023
Category: Contract Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Red Ventures, LLC and MYMOVE, LLC (together, “MYMOVE”) have agreed to pay the United States $2.75 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly withholding funds owed to the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) under contractual agreements connected to the USPS change of address process. The matter was investigated in conjunction with the USPS Office of Inspector General.

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