Physician and two pharmacists charged for $170M fraud scheme
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Investigative Press Release
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USPS
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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
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