Investigative News Releases

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.

Woman Sentenced for Stealing Over $180,000 From USPS

Date Released: 05/07/2019

DENVER – Lorrine Kimmel, age 48, of Weld County, Colorado, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 15 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years on supervised release for defrauding the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn and U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge of the Western Area Field Office John D. Masters announced today. The defendant was also ordered to pay $188,575 in restitution...

Former Postal Carrier Sentenced to Prison

Date Released: 04/23/2019

Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Richard Huntington (45, Lakeland) to 120 days in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Huntington was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment. He had pleaded guilty on January 11, 2019. This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James C. Preston, Jr.

Former Mail Carrier Receives One Year Probation for Embezzling Mail

Date Released: 04/22/2019

United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Devon J. Donald, a 26-year-old resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to one year of probation after conviction for embezzling from the U.S. mail. On January 17, 2019, Donald entered a guilty plea pursuant to a plea agreement and admitted in open court that from on or about December 9, 2017, and continuing through on or about February 20, 2018, Donald was a mail carrier employed by the United States...

Two Doctors Settle Allegations of Illegal Kickback Schemes

Date Released: 04/05/2019

TULSA, Okla. – Two more Tulsa doctors have entered into settlement agreements with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for allegedly accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding, LLC, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. Lam Nguyen, 47, a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine, agreed to pay the government $124,139.98 for allegedly accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding. In a separate settlement, Hugo Salguero, 44, a licensed medical doctor specializing in pain medicine...

U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues to Recoup Costs Incurred from Illegal Kickbacks

Date Released: 03/18/2019

Two more doctors in northeastern Oklahoma have entered into settlement agreements with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for allegedly accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding, LLC, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. These civil settlements resulted from an investigation into numerous health care providers writing prescriptions for pain creams compounded and sold by OK Compounding in return for payments. In one recent settlement, Dr. Mary Johnson, 44, a podiatrist practicing in...