POSTAL NEWS

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9.24.2018

Trump USPS Privatization Plan Opposed By Bipartisan Senate Group

"...Defenders of the USPS say it effectively delivers mail and parcels to every ZIP code – increasingly including Sundays for Amazon and others – and does so at a lower cost for shippers. It also provides last-mile service for both FedEx and UPS. The USPS has been encumbered by the retiree benefit albatross, a legacy of the 2006 Postal Reform Act, draining millions annually. Each quarter, the USPS reports a decline in mail volume but a double-digit rise in parcel delivery as ecommerce booms ..."   
Source: multichannelmerchant.com

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9.22.2018

Feds say postal funds from Jacksonville credit union stolen over 10 years

"... According to the indictment, between from 2007-2017, some of the checks Sikes stole outright and he took others that were made out to the U.S. Postmaster to the main post office downtown and bought rolls of stamps -- $3.6 million worth of stamps -- and sold them to..."   
Source: www.news4jax.com

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9.13.2018

How the USPS Uses Data Analytics to Sniff Out Fraud

"...As it relates to audits, Pappaioanou told Federal News Radio that the OIG has used data analytics to make recommendations to the USPS to prevent future problems. For example, the office detected several local post offices that, rather suspiciously, would always have perfect financial counts ..."   
Source: fedtechmagazine.com

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9.11.2018

Federal agents use GPS tracker in pretend package to take down suspected mail thief

"...In early February, agents recovered counterfeit postal "arrow" keys in various stages of completion, illicit narcotics, 500 rounds of ammunition, a .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol and U.S. mail belonging to people other than Jeffries at the home. Jeffries told investigators he stole mail over the past year and made counterfeit postal keys in an effort to find gift cards he could steal ..."   
Source: www.ksat.com

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9.05.2018

USPS worker arrested after breaking into woman's home, exposing himself

"...The victim noticed something was off immediately. Her normal mailman hadn't been working and the new one, for some reason, brought some mail directly to her door. MJ Flatley has lived in her house for decades. She knew something was up as soon as she met her new postal worker ..."   
Source: www.abc6.com

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