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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

Union County Man Admits Role in Scheme to Steal Mail, Defraud United States

Date Released: 03/16/2023
Category: Internal Mail Theft

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man admitted his role in a scheme to receive stolen credit cards and pandemic relief debit cards sent through the mail, commit bank fraud, and defraud the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents with the U.S. Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi

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U.S. Postal Employee Sentenced to Nine Months for Mail Theft

Date Released: 03/15/2023
Category: Internal Mail Theft

CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a former U.S. Postal Service employee to nine months in federal prison for stealing mail. DIAMANTE WILLIAMS, 25, of Chicago was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of mail theft by a U.S. Postal employee in March 2022. The sentence was announced by Morris Pasqual, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Scott Pierce, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General

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Durant Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft

Date Released: 02/22/2023
Category: Internal Mail Theft

A Durant woman pled guilty to mail theft, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Scott Pierce, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Southern Area Field Office. Cori T. Hopson, 22, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court records, Hopson was responsible for picking up mail from remotely managed post offices for delivery to another post office. Special agents with the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General

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Jacksonville Contract Postal Carrier Sentenced For Theft Of Mail

Date Released: 02/03/2023
Category: Internal Mail Theft

Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced former USPS contract mail carrier Randolph Varbelow to time served, approximately four months’ imprisonment. He had pleaded guilty to theft of mail matter on November 15, 2022. According to court documents, Varbelow worked as a contract mail carrier. In response to complaints about missing mail on his route, the U.S. Postal Service – Office of Inspector General conducted an investigation

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Worcester Postal Supervisor Sentenced for Mail Theft

Date Released: 02/02/2023
Category: Internal Mail Theft

BOSTON – A supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for stealing packages containing cocaine on at least eight occasions. Dombroski was employed as Postal Service Supervisor at the Worcester Main Post Office. On eight to 10 occasions, Dombroski stole packages that had been mailed from Puerto Rico he believed would contain cocaine. Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Area Field Office of the USPS OIG; and Matthew Millhollin,

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