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USPS
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Postal Regulatory Commission
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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

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

Cleveland Postal Service Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Packages Containing Drugs

Cleveland Postal Service Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Packages Containing Drugs
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Cleveland Postal Service Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Packages Containing Drugs U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Anthony Sharp, 31, of Euclid, Ohio, was sentenced on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, by Judge Donald C. Nugent to 10 years in prison after Sharp admitted to,,,

Essex County Man Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud

Essex County Man Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud
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Essex County Man Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Steal Mail and Commit Bank Fraud NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, including by soliciting U.S. Postal Service (USPS),,,

Former USPS Employee Admits Stealing Funds

Former USPS Employee Admits Stealing Funds
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Investigative Press Release
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Former USPS Employee Admits Stealing Funds Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, announced that LINDIM ASIPI, 44, of Waterbury, waived his right to be,,,

Charleroi Postal Worker Charged with Mail Theft

Charleroi Postal Worker Charged with Mail Theft
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Charleroi Postal Worker Charged with Mail Theft PITTSBURGH - One resident of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal Postal laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The one-count Indictment named Matthew,,,

Wheeling Woman Charged with Stealing Mail while Employed by U.S. Postal Service

Wheeling Woman Charged with Stealing Mail while Employed by U.S. Postal Service
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Wheeling Woman Charged with Stealing Mail while Employed by U.S. Postal Service PITTSBURGH - One resident of Wheeling, West Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal Postal laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The one,,,

New Castle Man Charged with Violating Federal Postal Laws

New Castle Man Charged with Violating Federal Postal Laws
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New Castle Man Charged with Violating Federal Postal Laws PITTSBURGH - One resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal Postal laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The one-count Indictment named,,,

California Man Operating Dark Web Vendor Account Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics

California Man Operating Dark Web Vendor Account Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics
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California Man Operating Dark Web Vendor Account Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hunter Daniel Secrest, 27, formerly of San Francisco, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A,,,

Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
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Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL COPELAND, 58, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 30 months of imprisonment,,,

Former North Country Postal Clerk Sentenced for Stealing Prescription Drugs from Mail Parcels

Former North Country Postal Clerk Sentenced for Stealing Prescription Drugs from Mail Parcels
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Former North Country Postal Clerk Sentenced for Stealing Prescription Drugs from Mail Parcels ALBANY, NEW YORK – Brittany Irvine, age 27, formerly of Bloomingdale, New York, was sentenced today to 12 months of probation and to pay a fine of $5,000 for stealing prescription drugs from mail parcels,,,

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Delay of U.S. Mail

Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Delay of U.S. Mail
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Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Delay of U.S. Mail NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MILES J. DUPERON, age 29, of Slidell, pled guilty on December 14, 2021 to one count of delay of U.S. Mail matter by postal employee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 1703(a). According to,,,

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