US Postal Inspectors Need Help Finding People Targeting Mail Carriers (video)

MIRAMAR (CBSMiami) – The U.S. Post Office is offering a reward for any information leading to the arrest of people who they say are targeting mail carriers. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a $15,000 reward. They said, Wednesday, there have been three robberies and one attempted robbery of a carrier in Broward and…

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The Case of the Never-Ending Case: Bill Moore vs. the U.S. Government

In a saga comparable to Bleek House, Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a legal case that would never end, Bill Moore, a Texas businessman, has waged his own never-ending legal war against the United States government. At the center of the drama, which has now dragged on for 25 years, is an agency that prides…

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Free-standing postal boxes are easy prey for ID thieves

Let me share a piece of advice designed to protect you from losing money — or worse, having your identity stolen. I waited until I received the results of my latest Freedom of Information Act request from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to make sure it remains a problem. My advice: Stop dropping your outgoing…

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Tornado Devastates Local Nebraska Community including Pilger Post Office

Postal employees in Pilger, NE, continued to deliver the mail last week after two tornadoes tore through the small farming community. On June 16, the tornadoes damaged or destroyed three-quarters of the town’s buildings, including the Pilger Post Office. One employee’s house was significantly damaged. Two employees were inside the Post Office when the tornadoes hit…

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Drugs and fraud keep Boise-based postal inspectors on their toes

A few packages on a desk at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service office in South Boise were set aside because postal employees thought they were suspicious. A note on one mailed from Fruitland to an address in Clemmons, N.C., said, “Smells like coffee. Possible drugs?” A package from Colorado intercepted on its way to a…

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