Investigative Case Highlights

Prada, Chanel, Dior, Celine — their day was filled with high-end retail therapy and lavish meals at upscale restaurants. To onlookers, the pair was a power couple with a penchant for luxury sparing no expense. But to investigators, they were the heart of a mail theft conspiracy that was about to be taken down in Brooklyn, NY.

Handling and delivering the mail is physically demanding, so postal employees are no strangers to injuries on the job. When that happens, the Postal Service takes care of them by putting them on workers’ compensation. However, injured employees must report right away (1) any improvement that could allow them to rejoin the workforce and (2) any outside income or employment. A mail handler in...

Postal Service employees are not only entrusted with delivering the mail — they’re also responsible for the security of arrow keys (which are used to open those iconic blue collection mailboxes and cluster box units, like those used in apartment buildings). It’s one thing for thieves to assault postal employees for their arrow keys — it’s another level of egregiousness when a postal employee...

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) routinely investigates illegal narcotics being trafficked through the mail. However, when there’s suspicion that a postal employee may be involved, our special agents are called in to bring that person to justice.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people across the nation witnessed acts of kindness and heroism every day. From neighbors helping neighbors, to courageous medical personnel, first responders, and trusted Postal Service workers risking their lives to bring life-sustaining aid to others — they stood as a beacon of hope in times of darkness.