Background

The Exeter Post Office is located in the Northern New England District of the Northeast Area. OIG data analytics identified districts with high amounts of local purchases and payments recorded to account identifier code (AIC) 587, Miscellaneous Services, which were paid by money orders. Based on our data analysis for fiscal year (FY) 2019, Quarter (Q) 4, we identified the Exeter Post Office had local purchases and payments totaling $5,929. The local purchases for miscellaneous services for Exeter Post Office were 65 percent of the overall amount of local purchases for miscellaneous services within the Northern New England District for the same timeframe. Our objective was to determine whether local purchases and payments made at the Exeter Post Office were valid, properly processed, and supported.