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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.

Surgeon Convicted for Accepting Over $300k in Illicit Payments to Perform Spinal Surgeries at Corrupt Hospital

Date Released: 03/06/2023

Category: Health Care Fraud

LOS ANGELES – An orthopedic surgeon has been found guilty by a federal jury of accepting more than $315,000 in bribes and kickbacks for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital, the Justice Department announced today. The FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, and the California Department of Insurance investigated this matter.

Former C.O. Sentenced to over Six Years for Smuggling Mailed Drugs into Prison

Date Released: 02/24/2023

Category: Narcotics

NEW BERN, N.C. –Leann Little, 37, of Lumberton, a former correctional officer and postal contractor, was sentenced yesterday to 75 months in prison for drug and money laundering crimes for providing contraband to inmates in North Carolina prisons. Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service Office of Inspector General investigated the case.

Durant Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft

Date Released: 02/22/2023

Category: Internal Mail Theft

A Durant woman pled guilty to mail theft, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Scott Pierce, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Southern Area Field Office. Cori T. Hopson, 22, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court records, Hopson was responsible for picking up mail from remotely managed post offices for delivery to another post office. Special agents with the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General

Essex County Man Indicted in Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks

Date Released: 02/22/2023

Category: Financial Fraud

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was charged for his role in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail and fraudulently obtain funds from banks by depositing the stolen and altered checks, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents with the U.S. Postal Service - Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi, Northeast Area Field Office.

Doctor Sentenced to Prison in Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy

Date Released: 02/16/2023