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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

Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Seizure of More Than 13,000 Tapentadol Pills and Multiple Arrests

Date Released: 01/30/2025
Category: Narcotics

New Orleans – In October of 2024, Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations Detectives in the New Orleans Field Office, assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force received a report of significant amounts of Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) being shipped from a foreign source to multiple residential addresses within the city of New Orleans. The investigation revealed that multiple individuals were suspected to be involved in the purchasing and se

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Former U.S. Postal Employee Guilty Of Stealing Mail Contents

Date Released: 01/30/2025
Category: Internal Mail Theft

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on January 16, 2025, SONIA MILLER (“MILLER”), age 54, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty to theft of U.S. mail matter by a postal employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709(a). According to court documents, on or about March 14, 2023, MILLER unlawfully removed the contents of several parcels of mail entrusted to her as a postal employee.

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Pharmacist guilty in $110 million dollar kickback conspiracy

Date Released: 01/17/2025
Category: Health Care Fraud

McALLEN, Texas – A 55-year-old McAllen man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay kickbacks in exchange for prescription referrals, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

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Former Postal Service Employee Sentenced for Mail Theft

Date Released: 01/16/2025
Category: Internal Mail Theft

BOSTON – A former employee for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for stealing packages he was responsible for delivering.

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Two Altoona Residents Plead Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

Date Released: 01/14/2025
Category: Narcotics

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Two residents of Altoona, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of narcotics trafficking related to a six-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around Blair, Cambria, Centre, and Clearfield counties, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

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