United States
The USPS OIG Hotline will take complaints regarding fraud, waste, and misconduct within the Postal Service. These include: - Injury compensation fraud - Embezzlements and financial crimes - Contract Fraud - Kickbacks - Computer Crimes - Narcotics - Employee Misconduct - Internal affairs and executive investigations - Whistleblower reprisal - Theft of items from the mail by Postal employees or contractors - Destruction of mail by Postal employees or contractors
The following matters are NOT generally investigated by the USPS OIG: - Daily mail delivery and tracking problems - Post Office customer service issues and concerns. If you have a customer service issue, please contact USPS. - Day-to-day management decisions - EEO Complaints - Issues that are handled by the grievance process - Issues handled by other government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, Justice - Department, Office of Personnel Management - Employee benefits and compensation For help on these and other issues not listed please visit https://www.uspsoig.gov/hotline-helpful-links
Former Postal Carrier Sentenced for Discarding Mail in Woods
Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Kilograms of Cocaine in Maryland and Bribing U.S. Postal Letter Carriers
How Institutions Change
Over the past 20 years, digital diversion of communication, growth in ecommerce, changing customer needs and expectations, and new sources of competition have transformed the mail and parcel industry. In this white paper, the OIG researched public and private organizations with similarities to the...
Voyager Card Transactions – Wilmington, NC, Magnolia Station
Every Postal Service-owned vehicle is assigned a Voyager credit card to pay for its commercially purchased fuel, oil, and routine maintenance. OIG data analytics identified offices with potentially fraudulent Voyager card activity. The Wilmington, NC, Magnolia Station had 1,713 transactions at risk...
Haines City Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking
Union County Man Admits Conspiring To Commit Bank Fraud Using Checks Stolen From Mail
Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Vehicle, Fuel, and Oil Expenses – Woodlawn Station Post Office, Birmingham, AL
This report presents the results of our audit of the Vehicle, Fuel, and Oil Expenses – Birmingham, AL, Woodlawn Station Post Office. The Woodlawn Station Post Office is in the Alabama-Mississippi District of the Southern Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with...
Contract Invoice Payment Process
Postal Service Supply Management is responsible for important components of the contract invoice payment process, which includes invoice submission, certification, and approval for payment. Suppliers can submit invoices manually or electronically as specified in the contract. Prior to payment...