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.

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.

Indiana Woman Admits to Victimizing 96-Year-Old Rhode Island Widower Through an Online Romance Scam

Date Released: 09/06/2023

Category: Financial Fraud

PROVIDENCE, RI – An Indiana woman today admitted to a federal Judge in Rhode Island that she perpetrated an online romance scam that defrauded a 96-year-old Coventry widower of nearly $80,000, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. United States Attorney Cunha thanks the Coventry, RI, Police Department; Anderson, IN, Police Department; Indiana State Police; United States Marshals Service; and U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General for their assistance in the investigation of...

Former Postal Employee Admits to Collecting Federal Worker’s Compensation Benefits While Also Working on Electric Scooters in Downtown St. Louis

Date Released: 09/01/2023

Category: Health Care Fraud

BENTON, Ill. – In a U.S. District courtroom Thursday, a former U.S. Postal Service carrier technician admitted to federal charges of making false statements to continue receiving worker’s compensation benefits while he was also working to service electric scooters in downtown St. Louis. The U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General is conducting the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Verseman is prosecuting the case.

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.

New Haven Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

Date Released: 08/28/2023

Category: Narcotics

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on August 25, 2023, JOSE L. GERENA, 33, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine through the U.S. Mail. The Task Force includes members from the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General.