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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

Former Engineering Executive Sentenced for Bid Rigging and Fraud

Date Released: 09/08/2022

A former executive of Contech Engineered Solutions LLC (Contech) was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment yesterday in New Bern, North Carolina, for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Following a week-long trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in January, a jury convicted Brent Brewbaker, a former Contech executive, for participating in conspiracies to rig bids and submit...

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Essex County Man Admits Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen from U.S. Mail to Attempt to Defraud Banks of Over $250,000

Date Released: 09/06/2022
Category: Internal Mail Theft

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted scheming with others to use credit cards and checks that were stolen from the mail by at least two U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees to make hundreds of thousands of dollars of purchases, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Attorney for the United States Khanna credited special agents of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, Northeast Area Field Office.

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Punxsutawney Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Marijuana and Cocaine

Date Released: 09/06/2022

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today. Darryl Isaacs, age 57, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possesses with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine and marijuana before United States...

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Scranton Doctor Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison

Date Released: 09/01/2022

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Scranton physician, Kurt Moran, age 70, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to 140 months’ imprisonment for unlawful distribution of controlled substances and engaging in a health care fraud scheme. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) located in Scranton, the United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector...

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Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting $3.3 Million in Illicit Payments to Perform Surgeries at Corrupt Hospital

Date Released: 09/01/2022

LOS ANGELES – A neurosurgeon pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital whose owner later was imprisoned for committing a massive workers’ compensation system scam. Lokesh Tantuwaya, 55, of San Diego, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and to violate the federal Anti-Kickback statute. He has been in federal custody since May 2021...

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