Expands the main menu

Investigative News Releases

Arrest in Progress

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.

MOST RECENT

Four South Florida Residents Charged with PPP and Mortgage Fraud

Date Released: 03/13/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

MIAMI –Raisha Kelly, Widny Thibaud, and Cortira Gray, and Ann Gilchrist, 55 of Miami, Florida have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud wire fraud in connection with their submission of false and fraudulent PPP loan applications. Kelly, Thibaud, Gray and Gilchrist conspired with themselves and others to submit PPP loan applications. In total, this conspiracy caused lenders to make $1.3 million in loans to the subjects. USPS OIG, Special Agent in Charge Amaleka McCall-Brathwaite

Read More

Two Riverside County Brothers Plead Guilty to Priority Mail Insurance Scam that Defrauded U.S. Postal Service Out of More Than $2.3 Million

Date Released: 02/16/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

LOS ANGELES – Two Temecula brothers pleaded guilty today to defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $2.3 million by filing thousands of fraudulent Priority Mail insurance claims. Anwer Fareed Alam, 35, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 31, each pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated this matter.

Read More

Six Defendants Charged with Defrauding Court-Appointed Criminal Defense Attorneys

Date Released: 02/07/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

As alleged in the indictments, the defendants deposited stolen checks intended to reimburse the attorneys for their time and expenditures representing indigent defendants in federal court. Three defendants also allegedly stole the identity of an attorney and opened bank accounts using the attorney’s stolen identity. One defendant is still at large. United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) announced the charges.

Read More

Citizen Of Dominican Republic Sentenced To 79 Months In Prison For $16 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme

Date Released: 01/30/2024
Category: Financial Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that YOHAURIS RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ was sentenced to 79 months in prison in connection with her participation in a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $16 million in Government benefits intended to provide relief to individuals without employment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Williams praised the outstanding investigative work of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.

Read More

Three Former Department of Homeland Security Employees Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud the United States

Date Released: 01/26/2024
Category: Cyber Crime

WASHINGTON – Three former federal employees were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to steal proprietary software and sensitive law-enforcement databases from the U.S. government for use in a commercial venture. The sentencings were announced today by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves; Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS-OIG); and Inspector General Tammy Hull of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG).

Read More