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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

California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

Date Released: 04/11/2024
Category: Narcotics

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VICTOR RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ, also known as “Calami,” 49, was sentenced today to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine to Connecticut. This investigation has been conducted by the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General

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Erie Man Sentenced to More than Four and a Half Years in Prison for Cocaine Violations

Date Released: 04/05/2024
Category: Narcotics

ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 57 months in prison on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws. Kechawn Jabre Douglas, 26, engaged in a conspiracy with others to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine within the Western District of Pennsylvania. United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General investigated this case.

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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving over 100 Kilograms of Cocaine

Date Released: 03/20/2024
Category: Narcotics

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine as part of a drug-trafficking organization operating in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey. Office of Inspector General, Northeast Area Field Office, under the leadership of Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi investigated this case.

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Orangeburg Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Postal Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana

Date Released: 03/11/2024
Category: Narcotics

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lemont Antwaun Darby, 37, of Orangeburg, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Lemont Darby was a drug dealer who regularly received packages of marijuana through the U.S. Mail from California and elsewhere. Mjaan Roland, 31, of Chapin, was a city carrier with the Columbia Main Post Office and Dutch Fork Station. Investigated by the United States Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General.

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Eleven Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking From Puerto Rico to the Continental United States

Date Released: 02/15/2024
Category: Narcotics

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On February 14, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging 11 individuals for drug trafficking, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The United States Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau are investigating the case.

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