USPS OIG

USPS: Clerk gets prison time after drug sting

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Investigators from the USPS Office of Inspector General and FBI witnessed an employee in Puerto Rico diverting and selling packages of cocaine.

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

Former Postal Supervisor Admits Stealing Checks from St. Louis Mail

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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

USPS: Employee goes to prison for stealing money orders and mail

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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

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

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A K-9 unit — not the one shown here — detected the scent of narcotics, which were hidden in a modified gasoline tank that was leaking fuel.

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.

A contractor gets prison time for overbilling the USPS by about $739,000

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The investigation showed the contractor overbilled USPS by nearly $739,000 through falsified invoices.

The owner of a Georgia-based company that provided repair services to Postal Service facilities in five states was sentenced recently to a year in prison and was ordered to pay restitution for defrauding USPS.

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

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  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

DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces Partnership with USPS to Create Whistleblower Rewards Program

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“As a key partner and original member in the Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG), actively collaborates with other federal agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute antitrust crimes, ensuring fair competition and safeguarding taxpayer’s dollars in federal procurements,” said Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Robert Kwalwasser, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.

Statement of Tammy L. Hull, Inspector General – Oversight of the USPS (text and video)

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Hearing on April 30, 2025, before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives