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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

New Jersey Postmaster Indicted for Sexual Assault

Date Released: 11/18/2024
Category: General Crimes

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Postal Service postmaster was arrested today on a federal civil rights violation for sexually assaulting a victim while acting under color of law and assaulting the victim, a federal employee, during the course of her official duties, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced. Gabriel Ekram Pagabe Ali, 47, is charged by indictment with sexually assaulting the victim, an employee

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Postal Employee Admits Stealing Rebates from Mail

Date Released: 11/18/2024
Category: Internal Mail Theft

ST. LOUIS – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier on Monday admitted stealing rebates from mail intended for residents of north-central Missouri. Dawn Dowling, 59, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of embezzlement of mail by a Postal Service employee. Dowling admitted that from July 2023 to August 2023, she took rebates issued by the home improvement store Menards from the mail. Dowling was a rural carrier associate assigned to routes in central Missouri...

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Former U.S. Postal Service Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft and Sale of Checks Addressed to Pittsburgh Area Businesses

Date Released: 11/13/2024
Category: Internal Mail Theft

A resident of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of theft of mail, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Ahmad Omar Shareef, 35, pleaded guilty to four counts before United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand.

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Indictment Accuses Mail Carrier of Selling Arrow Key and Stolen Checks

Date Released: 11/09/2024
Category: Internal Mail Theft

A mail carrier was arrested Thursday on an indictment that accuses her of selling a key to U.S. Postal Service mail collection boxes and selling checks stolen from the mail. Cambria Hopkins, 29, of Florissant, Missouri, was indicted October 30 on one count of conspiracy, one count of unlawful use of a mail key and one count of bribery. After her arrest at the U.S. Post Office in Clayton, she appeared in U.S. District Court in St. Louis and pleaded not guilty.

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New Jersey Postmaster Indicted on Civil Rights Charge for Sexual Assault of Postal Service Employee

Date Released: 11/08/2024
Category: General Crimes

A two-count indictment was unsealed today charging a U.S. Postal Service Postmaster with a federal civil rights violation for sexually assaulting a victim while acting under color of law and assaulting the victim, a federal employee, during the course of her official duties. According to the indictment, on Nov. 26, 2022, in Teaneck, New Jersey, Gabriel Ekram Pagabe Ali, 47, sexually assaulted the victim, an employee of the U.S. Postal Service while on duty as a Postmaster at the U.S. Post Office

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