August 28, 2026 TOPEKA, KAN. – A former Kansas postmaster pleaded guilty to falsifying money orders in order to embezzle from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). According to court documents, Sierra Werth, 32, of Quinter pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriation of postal funds. In January 2025, the U.S, Postal Service determined the post … Read more
Press Release – July 27, 2026 BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Inspector – a federal law enforcement officer authorized to carry a firearm, make arrests and execute search warrants – has agreed to plead guilty to allegedly stealing over $330,000 in cash from packages mailed by elderly victims and then laundering the cash and … Read more
July 23, 2026 A retail clerk in Puerto Rico is in prison for stealing packages containing cocaine from the mailstream and selling them. FBI agents uncovered the scheme in which the clerk set aside certain packages and handed them off to an associate. Agents contacted the USPS Office of Inspector General, or OIG, and set … Read more
May 26, 2026 WICHITA, KAN. – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee pleaded guilty to using her position as postmaster to steal tens of thousands of dollars in government funds. According to court documents, Joyce L. Smith, 51, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of theft by government employee. Smith previously worked as … Read more
May 5, 2026 ST. LOUIS – A former U.S. Postal Service supervisor on Monday admitted stealing 89 checks from the mail. Benita D. Randle, 43, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service employee. John W. Harrison, 26, of Black Jack, Missouri, … Read more
January 14, 2026 A former mail carrier in Pennsylvania who stole 300 Postal Service money orders and several hundred pieces of mail is now serving time in federal prison. The ex-employee’s conviction was part of an investigation by the USPS Office of Inspector General, also known as the OIG, and six other law enforcement agencies … Read more
The Postal Inspection Service will begin its “Cut Out Crime” holiday campaign on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Upholding a Secure Postal System (USPS) Act to direct the U.S. Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on nationwide mail theft trends and the security of postal property.
