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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

Postal Manager And Employee Arrested, Charged With Using The Mail To Distribute Cocaine And Marijuana

Postal Manager And Employee Arrested, Charged With Using The Mail To Distribute Cocaine And Marijuana
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Postal Manager And Employee Arrested, Charged With Using The Mail To Distribute Cocaine And Marijuana CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ralph Minni, 52, and Grace Marie Lopez, 30, of Greece, NY, were,,,

Transfer of Mail Processing Operations from Selected Facilities

2022
21-240-R22
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

In April 2021, the U.S. Postal Service announced that, due to declining mail volume, it would relocate or remove unnecessary letter and flat sorting equipment as appropriate from 18 selected facilities to make space for package processing.Our objective was to review the Postal Service’s plan to...

Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Charge

Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Charge
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Charge Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, announced that JAVIER ACEVEDO, 41, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today,,,

Overtime Administration System Report

2022
21-251-R22
Audit
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service uses overtime to provide flexibility and meet its operational requirements. To aid in efficiently managing overtime, the Postal Service implemented the Overtime Administration System (OT Admin) – a web-based application intended to assist managers and supervisors in...

Demographic Trends in Mail Access Changes and Service, 2016-2020

2022
RISC-WP-22-005
Inspection / Evaluation
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

A new white paper from the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) assessed changes in the geographic distribution of collection points and retail sites, and the extent to which these changes display patterns that may have disproportionately affected populations in locations with...

Trends in New Delivery Points

2022
RISC-WP-22-004
Inspection / Evaluation
U.S. Postal Service OIG
U.S. Postal Service

In FY 2021, the U.S. Postal Service’s delivery network consisted of 163.1 million possible addresses, with more addresses – or delivery points – added every day. Delivering to every address is part of the Postal Service’s Universal Service Obligation (USO). In this white paper, the OIG sought to...

Former Local Union Vice President Sentenced to Two Years for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office

Former Local Union Vice President Sentenced to Two Years for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Local Union Vice President Sentenced to Two Years for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 56, of Tamaqua, PA, was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of,,,

Postal Service Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail

Postal Service Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Postal Service Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JAVONTE RICHARD, age 29, of New Orleans, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to Theft of Mail by a Postal Service employee in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709,,,

Logan County Woman Pleads Guilty to U.S. Post Office Embezzlement

Logan County Woman Pleads Guilty to U.S. Post Office Embezzlement
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Logan County Woman Pleads Guilty to U.S. Post Office Embezzlement CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Logan County woman pleaded guilty today to misappropriation of postal funds. According to court documents and statements made in court, Brittany Ellis, 31, of Blair, was a former employee of the United States,,,

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