Former DeWitt Post Office Station Manager Sentenced for Fraud

December 1, 2025 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Emilio Chirico, 57, of Cicero, New York, was sentenced on October 29 in federal court in Utica to 6 months of imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to wire fraud and misappropriation of postal funds.  Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent in … Read more

USPS: Ex-mail carrier gets 3 years for drug smuggling

The former employee pleaded guilty to two counts of bringing controlled substances into the United States and was sentenced to three years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

New film shows how postal inspectors brought an employee’s killer to justice

The Postal Inspection Service has released a documentary about the agency’s investigation into the tragic death of a USPS employee in 2019.

USPS OIG Management Alert – Issues Identified with Counterfeit Postage

Every USPS package label contains specific information that can be used for multiple reasons, to include detecting and intercepting potentially fraudulent package labels.

Former Postal Worker Stripped of Citizenship, Sentenced to 66-Months in Prison, for Stealing $1.6 Million from the U.S. Mail

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Service-Office of the Inspector General, the Department of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and Homeland Security Investigations.

Seekonk Postmaster Who Stole Over $19,000 Through Money Orders Pleads Guilty

  Defendant spent thousands of dollars in stolen proceeds at casinos July 30, 2025 BOSTON – The former Postmaster for the Seekonk Post Office pleaded guilty today to stealing over $19,000 through no-fee money orders. Bethany LeBlanc, 48, of Seekonk, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government money. U.S. District Court Judge Leo … Read more

Former postal supervisor given suspended sentence for stealing hundreds of greeting cards, money inside

The judge suspended all the sentences and placed Brown on three years supervised release with the following conditions: