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Abbreviation
USPS
Agencies
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Regulatory Commission
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline

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

What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

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

Centre County Woman Sentenced For Mail Theft

Centre County Woman Sentenced For Mail Theft
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Centre County Woman Sentenced For Mail Theft WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jessica Stover, age 27, of Millheim, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 3, 2021, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann to one,,,

Former Postal Carrier Sentenced for Discarding Mail in Woods

Former Postal Carrier Sentenced for Discarding Mail in Woods
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Postal Carrier Sentenced for Discarding Mail in Woods SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Tanner Brown, 25, of Cobleskill, New York, was sentenced today in federal court in Syracuse to 18 months of Probation and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, after previously pleading guilty to one felony count of delaying,,,

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

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
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

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 Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Russell Stanley III, age 40, of Bowie, Maryland, today to 11 years,,,

How Institutions Change

2021
RISC-WP-21-006
Inspection / Evaluation
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

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

2021
21-176-R21
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

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

Haines City Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Haines City Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Jose Roberto Garcia Arroyo, 45, of Haines City, Florida, has been sentenced to serve more than eleven years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute,,,

Union County Man Admits Conspiring To Commit Bank Fraud Using Checks Stolen From Mail

Union County Man Admits Conspiring To Commit Bank Fraud Using Checks Stolen From Mail
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Union County Man Admits Conspiring To Commit Bank Fraud Using Checks Stolen From Mail NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man admitted today to conspiring to commit bank fraud by soliciting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees to steal check books from the mail and depositing fraudulent,,,

Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits PITTSBURGH, PA - Two residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and two individuals incarcerated at Pennsylvania State Correctional,,,

Vehicle, Fuel, and Oil Expenses – Woodlawn Station Post Office, Birmingham, AL

2021
21-148-R21
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

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

2021
20-281-R21
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

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...

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