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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.

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Issaquah, WA, Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Dealing Drugs on the Darknet

Date Released: 09/23/2022

Seattle – A 29-year-old Issaquah, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to seven years in prison for drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Nicholas Partlow sold fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and other drugs on the darknet more than 400 times. He also sold drugs locally and possessed five firearms in furtherance of his drug-trafficking activities. After contacts with law enforcement in 2020 and 2021, Partlow continued selling drugs. At the...

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Former Postal Worker Sentenced for Defrauding Department of Labor of $732,000 in Disability Payments

Date Released: 09/21/2022
Category: Health Care Fraud

Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced George Utley (56, Oklahoma City) to 30 months in federal prison for receiving stolen government property, specifically, Department of Labor (DOL) Disability Benefit Payments. Utley was also ordered to make full restitution to the DOL and to forfeit $732,459.46, representing the value of the stolen funds. Utley had pleaded guilty on February 14, 2022. According to the plea agreement, Utley is a former mail handler...

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Doctor and Office Manager Convicted for Health Care Kickback Conspiracy

Date Released: 09/21/2022

A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania man and woman today for a scheme to pay and receive kickbacks in exchange for the referral of prescription medications. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Steven J. Valentino, 65, of Haverford, and Michele Miller, 53, of Swarthmore, a doctor and his office manager, respectively, participated in an incentivized prescribing scheme involving injured federal workers and Medicare beneficiaries. Valentino and Miller received kickbacks...

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Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Mail Fraud Conspiracy

Date Released: 09/20/2022

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to three years and five months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection to the illegal possession of unemployment benefit debit cards issued by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) and Arizona’s Department of Economic Security (DES). Vincent Okoye (40) pleaded guilty in June 2022 to conspiracy to...

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Cleveland Heights Man Charged with Stealing Packages from the Mail and Cash from USPS

Date Released: 09/20/2022

CLEVELAND - A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Brandon Monteal Williams, 32, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with theft of mail by a postal employee and misappropriation of postal funds. According to the indictment, from January to March 2022, Williams, a former mail processing clerk with the United States Postal Service and assigned to the Brooklyn, Ohio, branch, allegedly stole numerous parcels from the U.S. mail, including 10 cell phones and five pairs of high...

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