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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

Former postal manager who stole drugs from the mail pleads guilty to drug and gun charges

Date Released: 04/23/2024
Category: Narcotics

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Ralph Minni pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine. The plea is a result of an investigation by the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia of the Northeast Area

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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

Date Released: 04/11/2024
Category: Narcotics

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VICTOR RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ, also known as “Calami,” 49, was sentenced today to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine to Connecticut. This investigation has been conducted by the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General

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Erie Man Sentenced to More than Four and a Half Years in Prison for Cocaine Violations

Date Released: 04/05/2024
Category: Narcotics

ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 57 months in prison on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws. Kechawn Jabre Douglas, 26, engaged in a conspiracy with others to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine within the Western District of Pennsylvania. United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated this case.

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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving over 100 Kilograms of Cocaine

Date Released: 03/20/2024
Category: Narcotics

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine as part of a drug-trafficking organization operating in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey. Office of Inspector General, Northeast Area Field Office, under the leadership of Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi investigated this case.

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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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