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.

Union County Man Admits Bribing Mail Carriers to Steal Credit Cards

Date Released: 11/15/2021

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to bribe postal employees to steal credit cards from the mail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Syid Boyd, 26, of Union, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler to a two-count Information charging him with bribery of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees and credit card fraud. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court...

Company Agrees to Pay $12.7 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug

Date Released: 11/09/2021

kaléo Inc., a Virginia-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, has agreed to pay the United States $12.7 million to resolve allegations that kaléo caused the submission of false claims for the drug Evzio, an injectable form of naloxone hydrochloride indicated for use to reverse opioid overdose. Evzio was the highest-priced version of naloxone on the market, and insurers frequently required the submission of prior authorization requests before they would approve coverage for Evzio. The United States...

Former Local Union Vice President Pleads Guilty to Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme

Date Released: 11/03/2021

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 56, of Tamaqua, PA, pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges before United States District Court Judge Edward G. Smith stemming from his operation of a scheme to defraud fellow union members out of rightfully earned overtime compensation. In April 2021, the defendant was charged by Indictment with wire fraud and honest services wire fraud. According to the Indictment, while serving as the...

Union County Man Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison for Offering Bribes to Postal Service Employees

Date Released: 11/02/2021

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, Jersey, man was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for offering bribes to a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee to steal check books and credit cards from the mail, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jabre Beauvoir, 23, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to an information charging him with one count of bribery. Judge McNulty imposed the sentence by videoconference today...

Former Postal Employee in Hartford Admits Stealing Cash and Gift Cards from Letters

Date Released: 11/01/2021

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NATHANIEL BONILLA, 32, of Bristol, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to theft of mail by a postal employee. According to court documents and statements made in court, Bonilla was a mail processing clerk at the U.S. Postal Service’s Process and Distribution Center (PDC) in Hartford. Between April 2020 and October 2020, Bonilla opened mail envelopes with a razor blade and removed cash and...