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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

Three Plead Guilty in OCDETF Operation: Return to Sender

Date Released: 01/10/2023
Category: Narcotics

PITTSBURGH, PA – Three Pennsylvania men have 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. The Drug Enforcement Administration led the multi-agency investigation of this case...

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Logan County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

Date Released: 01/10/2023
Category: Narcotics

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Anthony Ryan Webb, 42, of Ethel, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 3, 2021, Webb sold more than 50 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Ethel. At the time, Webb was an employee of the United States Postal Service.

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Philadelphia, PA Postal Workers Agree to Repay Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Benefits

Date Released: 01/06/2023
Category: General Crimes

PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jaire Chance, 27, of Philadelphia, has agreed to a consent judgment of $100,399, and Robert Day, 42, of Center Valley, Lehigh County, has agreed to a consent judgment of $110,610 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly seeking Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits when they...

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Waterbury Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

Date Released: 01/04/2023
Category: Narcotics

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that FELIX ORTEGA-PAGAN, 41, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.

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Former USPS Employee Sentenced to 30 Months for Stealing Money Orders Valued at Over $4M

Date Released: 01/04/2023
Category: Financial Fraud

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Jaleesa Wallace was sentenced by United States District Judge Carol Bagley Amon to 30 months in prison for postal theft. As part of her sentence, Wallace was also ordered to pay over $4 million in restitution. “The defendant exploited her position with one of our most trusted institutions, the United States Postal Service, for her own personal gain and...

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