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Website
https://www.uspsoig.gov
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

Hotline Page
https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.uspsoig.gov/whistleblower-retaliation-faq

Inflation and the U.S. Postal Service

2022
RISC-WP-22-008
Inspection / Evaluation
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

• The magnitude and immediacy of the impact of high inflation on the Postal Service vary widely according to the category of costs and revenue. For example, inflation has a direct impact on cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), which are pegged to the inflation rate.• Price increases for market...

Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud

Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge, New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”),,,

Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft

Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to stealing money from the mail. Juan Murillo, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). U.S. District Court Judge Allison D,,,

Las Vegas Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud Conspiracy

Las Vegas Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud Conspiracy
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Las Vegas Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud Conspiracy LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to her role in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection to the illegal possession of unemployment benefit debit cards issued by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and,,,

Former U.S. Postal Service worker pleads guilty to scheme to deliver drugs through the mail

Former U.S. Postal Service worker pleads guilty to scheme to deliver drugs through the mail
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former U.S. Postal Service worker pleads guilty to scheme to deliver drugs through the mail ATLANTA – Former mail carrier Robert Elliott Sheppard has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for recruiting fellow mail carriers to deliver packages of controlled substances while he was on disability,,,

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Items from the Mail He Was Entrusted to Deliver as a Letter Carrier

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Items from the Mail He Was Entrusted to Deliver as a Letter Carrier
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Items from the Mail He Was Entrusted to Deliver as a Letter Carrier NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PATRICK EZELL, age 51, of Bogalusa, Louisiana pleaded guilty on August 2, 2022 before the Honorable Wendy B. Vitter, U.S,,,

Improving Service Performance and Mail Processing Efficiencies at Historically Low Performing Facilities

2022
21-243-R22
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service needs effective and productive operations to fulfill its mission of providing prompt, reliable, and affordable mail service. In recent years, service performance and Postal Service efficiency has trended downward. In response, the Postal Service established strategies in its...

Efficiency of Operations at the Albuquerque, NM, Processing and Distribution Center

2022
22-134-R22
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of efficiency of operations at the Albuquerque Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in Albuquerque, NM (Project Number 22-134). We conducted this audit to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely information on operational...

Mail Delivery, Customer Service, and Property Conditions Review – Coronado Station, Santa Fe, NM

2022
22-132-4-R22
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

This interim report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of mail delivery, customer service, and property conditions at the Coronado Station, Santa Fe, NM (Project Number 22-132-4). The Coronado Station is in the Arizona- New Mexico District of the WestPac Area and services ZIP Codes...

Mail Delivery, Customer Service, and Property Conditions Review – Richard J. Pino Station, Albuquerque, NM

2022
22-132-2-R22
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

This interim report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of mail delivery, customer service, and property conditions at the Richard J. Pino Station in Albuquerque, NM (Project Number 22-132-2). The Richard J. Pino Station is in the Arizona-New Mexico District of the Westpac Area and...

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