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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.

Operation Second Wave Update: Two More Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison

Date Released: 06/09/2021

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two defendants charged as a result of a long-term investigation known as “Second Wave” were sentenced this week to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Larry Terrence Martin, 31, of St. Albans and Carol Lynn Belton, 62, of Montgomery were sentenced to 151 months and 15 months in prison, respectively. According to court documents, Martin previously admitted distributing more than 10 pounds of methamphetamine and 60 pounds of marijuana between January...

Postal Worker Fined for Failing to Deliver Over 1,300 Pieces of Mail

Date Released: 05/26/2021

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sean Barrett, 30, of Sanborn, NY, who was convicted of delay or destruction of mail, was fined $600 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Bonanno, who handled the case, stated that the defendant was employed as a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier assigned to the Lewiston Post Office and responsible for mail deliveries in Lewiston and Youngstown, NY. On October 13, 2020, Barrett was to...

Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Stealing Mail in Liverpool

Date Released: 05/14/2021

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Kevin Ronny Williams, age 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve six-months of home detention, followed by three-years supervised release announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, Joseph Cronin, Postal Inspector in Charge of the Boston Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General-Northeast Region. Williams was also ordered...

Mother, Son Who Sold Drugs on Dark Web Sentenced to Combined 18 Years in Prison

Date Released: 05/06/2021

An Arlington mother-son duo who shipped methamphetamine through the U.S. Mail has been sentenced to a combined 18 years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. Mary Jane McIntyre, 61, pleaded guilty in December to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute; she was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark T Pittman to 72 months in federal prison. Her son, Sean Alexander Harris, 29, pleaded guilty in December to a similar charge; he was sentenced...

Former Post Office Supervisor Sentenced for Stealing Cash from Mail

Date Released: 04/27/2021

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jessica Giles, 38, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to two years of probation, the first three months of which Giles must spend in home confinement, for stealing cash from the mail while working for the U.S. Postal Service. Judge Chatigny also ordered Giles to pay a $2,400 fine. Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)...