ROCKFORD — A McHenry woman was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for theft from the U.S. mail. JENNIFER L. DUNCAN, 51, a former U.S. Postal worker, was charged in a one-count indictment. As alleged in the indictment, on Feb. 20, 2018, Duncan removed approximately $3,500 from mail addressed to an individual in Tennessee. Continue reading House Republicans released a budget proposal Tuesday that would balance in nine years — but only by making large cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicare and Social Security, that President Trump has vowed not to touch. Continue reading HONOLULU (KHON2) – An Oahu woman is counting her blessings after a phone scam nearly cost her $5,000. Continue reading HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Neighbors in northwest Harris County might be waiting for mail for a while after a USPS mail truck was found engulfed in flames. Continue reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Derek Hillgert, 29, of Carmichael, and Jeffrey Wilhite, 30, of Linden, charging them with access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of stolen mail, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Continue reading St. Thomas, USVI – Allen Springette, 45, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty today in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to burglary of the Alvaro de Lugo Post Office, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today. Sentencing is set for October 18, 2018. Continue reading A flooded post office does not mean the mail stops, according to David Rupert, with the United States Postal Service corporate communications. About 6 p.m., postal workers at the Aberdeen office were setting up caution tape and rerouting customers dropping off packages, while water poured out of the building, according to an American News reporter on scene. Continue reading A United States Postal Service worker was rescued by fire crews in Ames after the carrier truck was overcome by flood waters Thursday afternoon, according to a tweet by the Ames Tribune. Emergency responders paddled a raft to rescue the employee and a range of packages at the Grand Avenue overpass, as seen in a video captured by the Ames Tribune. Fire crews rescue a caught Post Office worker and the mail in the flooded Grand Avenue overpass pic.twitter.com/lIwljt7wX8 — Ames Trib News (@AmesTribNews) June 14, 2018 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and a group of 25 Senators wrote a letter to Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Jeff Pon, urging the Trump Administration not to cut retirement benefits for the nation’s federal workforce. Continue reading
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Illinois Postal Worker Indicted for Theft from U.S. Mail
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Two Men Indicted for Identity Theft and Possession of Stolen Mail in California
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