The financial impact to the U.S. Postal Service from workersâ compensation fraud cases is so significant, it warrants a good deal of investigative attention. Our special agents â often working with other law enforcement partners â investigate fraud by claimants or providers. The Federal Employeesâ Compensation Act provides workersâ compensation benefits to civilian federal employees,…
Issued July 30, 2019 To illustrate the importance of individuals coming forward to report waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct to Offices of Inspector General (OIG), we used the search function on Oversight.gov and identified many examples of OIG investigations, audits, and reviews initiated or advanced because of a whistleblower disclosure. We present a sample of…
U. S. Postal Inspection Service – Published on Jul 18, 2019 Criminal Investigation Group Inspector in Charge Delany De Leon-Colon testified on 7/17/19 before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on our efforts to combat scams.
July 11, 2019 Global consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB Group) has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve its potential criminal and civil liability related to a federal investigation of the marketing of the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone. The resolution â the largest recovery by the United States in a case…
Most people know the start to the TV show Law & Order: In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups⊠If we were teeing up the OIG for an introduction in that vein, it might go like this: The OIG mission is to ensure efficiency, accountability, and…
For the benefit of APWU Members and upon reviewing all the linked evidence below, how would you utilize the unprecedented level of thoroughly written and photographically documented evidence of USPS management from the floor to the District Managerâs office (alleged) involvement in intentionally delaying mail and covering it up with the assistance of the OIG…
My PM DISABLED my computer access because I was getting my TACS times by going through the Staffing and Scheduling Tool (SST) off of the Blue Page-My Work-Essential Links-SST. I did not have to ask for access through eaccess or even sign in with my ACE ID & password. Was this proper protocol and did…
The Postal Inspection Service is marking National Consumer Protection Week by promoting Operation Protect Veterans, a national campaign to raise awareness of vet-related scams and fraud schemes. Research shows that veterans are frequently targeted by scam artists and victimized twice as often as other people. In a survey by the University of Chicago, veterans reported…
