February 17, 2026 The Postal Service is reminding employees of their duty to properly use USPS property. Voyager cards can only be used to buy fuel for a USPS vehicle — and, with permission, to pay for repairs or towing. Using a Voyager card to pay for gas for a personal vehicle or to pay … 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.
The indictment identifies seven victims who were scammed into mailing cash in parcels that Kelley allegedly intercepted, and that he opened the parcels and stole the cash.
He admitted to checking the door handle of the postal truck and entering the vehicle. When he was told to get out of the vehicle by the postal employee, he pointed a knife at him and fled from the area. Hernandez was tracked using GPS technology and stopped by law enforcement before he was subsequently taken into custody.
To keep employees and facilities safe, the Postal Service uses a range of tools, including technology and inspection protocols, to detect nonmailable items.
Social engineering schemes target Postal Service employees and contractors with deceptive tactics that convince individuals to reveal sensitive information or compromise systems.
Our objective was to assess the U.S. Postal Service’s actions taken to mitigate and respond to mail theft at selected delivery units in the Sacramento, CA, area. This is one of a series of mail theft audits across the Postal Service.
