Four St. Louis Area Residents Admit Committing Bank Fraud with Checks Stolen from the Mail
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U.S. Postal Service
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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
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Muskegon Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison
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Investigative Press Release
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Florida Pharmacy Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud and Agrees to Pay More than $1 Million Settlement
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Investigative Press Release
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Large Check Fraud Scheme Leader Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison
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Investigative Press Release
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Postal Automated Redirection System
2025
25-029-R25
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
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2025
25-023-R25
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
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Pre-Career Retention Initiatives
2025
24-131-R25
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
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Massachusetts-Rhode Island District: Delivery Operations
2025
24-154-R25
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
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2025
25-045-R25
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
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Mesa Four Peaks Station, Mesa, AZ: Delivery Operations
2025
25-046-2-R25
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service
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