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.

Two Men Sentenced in Marijuana Scheme Through U.S. Postal Service

Date Released: 11/19/2019

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two Huntington men who participated in a scheme to mail marijuana from California to Huntington over a period of several years were sentenced yesterday, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. James Waylon Molinaro, 44, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after previously entering a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Molinaro also previously pled guilty to prohibited possession of a firearm by a felon stemming from an unrelated...

Former USPS Employee Sentenced to Nearly Five Years for Mail Theft and Access Device Fraud

Date Released: 11/06/2019

Jennifer Riccardi, 46, a former U.S. Postal Service employee who worked at the main mail processing center in Cleveland, was sentenced for her role in a scheme to steal from the U.S. mail and commit access device fraud. Judge John R. Adams sentenced Riccardi to 56 months of incarceration, three years of supervised release, and $89,102 in restitution. Her co-defendant and live-in boyfriend, Joseph Dennis, has already pleaded guilty for his role in this scheme and will be sentenced on January 21...

Former USPS Employee Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Scheme to Rob USPS Trucks at Gunpoint

Date Released: 10/28/2019

LOS ANGELES – A former United States Postal Service employee was sentenced today to 132 months in federal prison for participating in two armed robberies and one theft of USPS trucks carrying cash – incidents that caused nearly a quarter million dollars in losses and significant trauma to one of its victims who later took his own life. William Crosby IV, 33, of Inglewood, was sentenced this morning by United States District Judge S. James Otero, who also ordered Crosby to pay $238,457 in...

Two New Jersey Men Sentenced to Prison for Bribing Mail Carriers to Steal Credit Cards

Date Released: 10/15/2019

NEWARK, N.J. – Two New Jersey men were sentenced today to prison terms for their roles in a scheme to bribe mail carriers to steal credit cards from the mail, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Olagoke Araromi, 22, of Union, New Jersey, was sentenced to 61 months in prison. He previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden to a three-count information charging him with bribery of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carriers, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft...

Former Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Mail

Date Released: 10/07/2019

ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Allegany, New York has been sentenced in federal court to two years’ probation, ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, and complete 50 hours of community service on his conviction of theft of mail by postal employee, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Bryant Richard, 30. According to information presented to the court, from in and around October 2018, to in and around November 2018, Richard...