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.

Grand Jury Returns Indictments

Date Released: 10/12/2022

Buffalo County Woman Charged with Misappropriating U.S. Postal Funds Megan A. Torrez, 45, Alma, Wisconsin, is charged with 2 counts of misappropriating postal funds. The indictment alleges that on November 30 and December 27, 2021, while an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Torrez converted to her own use more than $1,000 in U.S. Postal money orders. If convicted, Torrez faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison on each count. The charges against her are the result of an...

Postal Carrier Indicted For Cocaine Distribution Stemming From Her Official Position

Date Released: 10/11/2022

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Bradenton residents Nathasha Prieto (33) and Angel Hernandez Coss (37) with conspiring to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. If convicted on all counts, each faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years, and up to, in federal prison. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal...

Pharmacist Sent to Prison for Fraudulent Compounding Cream Scheme

Date Released: 10/11/2022

HOUSTON – A Houston woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Kyhati Undavia pleaded guilty Oct. 12, 2021. “Today’s sentencing is a testament to the dedication and determination of the investigative and legal teams,” said Special Agent in Charge Scott Pierce, U.S. Postal Service - Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG), Southern Area Field Office. “The Postal Service spends hundreds of...

Philadelphia Man Admits Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving over 100 Kilograms of Cocaine

Date Released: 10/05/2022

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Philadelphia man today admitted conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine as part of a drug-trafficking organization operating in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Iran Soler, 43, Philadelphia, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Soler and his conspirators...

Former Massillon Post Office Operations Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing and Delay of U.S. Mail

Date Released: 10/04/2022

AKRON, Ohio – Bruce C. Murdock, Jr., 54, of Massillon, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams to six months in prison and was ordered to pay $8,346.96 in restitution and a $20,000 fine after Murdock pleaded guilty to delay or destruction of mail and theft of mail by a postal service employee. According to court documents, from February 2021 to April 2022, Murdock was employed in the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a West Area Post Office Operation Manager (POOM)...