November 13, 2022
- San Jose resident’s mail-in election ballot found dumped in Santa Cruz Co. along with dozens of others
- NYC postal worker threatened, robbed in Brooklyn
- Mail has been arriving to parts of San Jose in the middle of the night
- Never Give Your Mail Carrier This One Thing, USPS Says – PEN: Give your carrier whatever you desire
November 12, 2022
- Woman Reports Finding Election Mail-in Ballots in Ravine in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- Take USPS out of voting – PEN: We agree
- ABQ letter carriers robbed at gunpoint
- Checks in the Mail: Federal lawmakers demand answers about mail theft, check fraud
- Victims come forward in alleged check washing scheme at Merrick Post Office
- Does ‘junk mail’ still have a place in a world of online advertising?
- 500,000 mail-in ballots still to be opened in Arizona – Gotta love that mail-in voting…NOT!
- How just 50,000 mail-in votes yet to be counted could decide who controls the Senate
- Democrats have mastered mail balloting. Republicans will pay if they fail to step up
November 11, 2022
- Mail Delivery Remains Strong as Holiday Season Nears – PEN
- California Mail Carrier Breanna Wares Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Customers – PEN
- PMG DeJoy’s Remarks During Nov. 10, 2022, Postal Service Board of Governors Meeting – PEN
- USPS expects fall to short of ‘break even’ goal amid high inflation, employee retirement costs
- Philadelphia letter carriers robbed by armed suspect
- Disabled Texas postal workers claim they’re being forced to park farther away
- Two days after Election Day, about 100,000 mail ballots in Nevada still need to be counted
- USPS unveils veterans memorial at Springfield processing facility
- Roman Martinez IV Re-Elected Chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors
- USPS New Prices
- 2022 Inflation Continues Going Up; FERS Retirees Still Get 1% Less Than CSRS on 2023 COLA
November 10, 2022
- USPS Reports Fiscal Year 2022 Results – PEN
- Chicago area letter carrier stole 117 checks worth $40K, left bins of undelivered mail in woods – PEN
- Massachusetts Letter Carrier Sentenced for Mail Theft – PEN
- New Orleans Man Sentenced for Theft of Mail and Unlawful Possession of a Postal Key – PEN
- Downers Grove postal worker helps save woman’s life after noticing mail piling up for days
- Clark and Washoe counties still processing 144,000 mail-in ballots that could swing election leads – PEN: this is very troubling
- Former USPS letter carrier admits to stealing mail from military members
- Postal IG Upbeat about Future of Mail
- 2023 USPS Holiday Information
November 09, 2022
- Chicago crime: $50K reward for information leading to arrest in postal worker’s armed robbery
- Mail theft is on the rise — and some ballots are getting caught up
- USPS warns against using blue boxes during the holidays
- USPS video honors Veterans Day
- OIG: Valuing the Mail
November 08, 2022
- Congressman Upton Releases Letter Urging Halt to Postal Consolidation in Michigan – PEN
- Eight Puerto Rico Individuals Arrested for Bank and Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Aggravated Identity Theft – Obtained cash via postal money orders – PEN
- Former Ohio USPS supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling mail packages in exchange for cash payments – PEN
- Georgia pitch – PMG discusses Delivering for America
- Stewart Airport mail processing center to become sorting and delivery center
- Woman confesses to stealing bags of mail from multiple Kitsap County, WA post offices
- Text scam circulating about USPS package redelivery fees
- Why The Pony Express Was Around For Fewer Than Two Years
- Pay Attention to Family vs. Self Plus One Rates in FEHB, OPM Advises
- 65,494 TSP Millionaires in September—42% Drop Since 2021
Your Mail-in Ballots at Work:
- Pennsylvanians scurry to fix mail-in ballots after ruling
- Election-eve lawsuits target ballot rules in key U.S. states
- Fetterman’s Senate campaign sues Pennsylvania elections officials over mail-in ballots
- Georgia judge extends deadline for some Cobb County voters who never received their mail-in ballots
- Questions arise after non-US citizens receive mail-in ballots
November 08, 2022
- Congressman Upton Releases Letter Urging Halt to Postal Consolidation in Michigan – PEN
- Eight Puerto Rico Individuals Arrested for Bank and Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Aggravated Identity Theft – Obtained cash via postal money orders – PEN
- Former Ohio USPS supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling mail packages in exchange for cash payments – PEN
- Georgia pitch – PMG discusses Delivering for America
- Stewart Airport mail processing center to become sorting and delivery center
- Woman confesses to stealing bags of mail from multiple Kitsap County, WA post offices
- Text scam circulating about USPS package redelivery fees
- Why The Pony Express Was Around For Fewer Than Two Years
- Pay Attention to Family vs. Self Plus One Rates in FEHB, OPM Advises
- 65,494 TSP Millionaires in September—42% Drop Since 2021
November 07, 2022
- Driver dead after tractor-trailer carrying mail crashes in Manchester, NH
- Should USPS Be Allowed to Limit the Number of Package Scans?
- For Northern Nevada printer, trashing campaign mailers means they’re still working
More bad news for mail-in ballots:
- More than 3,400 mail-in ballots in Philadelphia at risk of rejection
- Over 1,000 Allegheny mail-in ballots won’t be counted unless cured by voters
- Wisconsin voters sue over mishandled mail-in ballots
- Lawsuits filed after Supreme Court says mail-in ballots without dates will not count
- Mishap in the mail: Mail-in election ballots sent to wrong county
- Cobb County election officials: More than 1,046 absentee ballots never mailed
- More than 200 mail-in ballots in Erie County set aside due to undated envelopes
- Thousands of mail ballots in Philadelphia are missing signatures, dates and may not be counted
- With mail-in ballots how long will it take to know who won in U.S. midterm elections? – PEN: much longer than necessary – 2020?
November 06, 2022
- TruthCheck: Postal Service workers cannot ‘do anything they want’ to mail-in ballots – PEN
- Check Theft From USPS Collection Box Turns $35 Payment To $7,568 Loss
- 5 Best Strategies to Maximize FEHB for 2023
November 05, 2022
- Man arrested in connection with Orlando postal worker attack in March
- Postal Inspector has a magical day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- In one Alabama city, the struggle continues to get a post office reopened
- USPS head responds to concerns over absentee ballots in Bozeman
- Suspicious fire causes $80,000 in damage to Riverside post office
- ‘It makes me feel like I actually voted’ – Despite mail-in option, many voters drop ballot at vote centers
- OIG: Who Values Mail the Most?
November 04, 2022
- USPS Reports Strong Performance Through October; Ready for Holiday Season – PEN
- Ohio USPS supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling mail packages
- USPS debuts seasonal ad
- Memphians share first-hand accounts of mail thieves stealing from USPS mailboxes
- How mailbox bandits make off with thousands of dollars worth of stolen checks
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths
- USPS resumes mail delivery to neighborhood 3 months after mailman was attacked by dog
November 03, 2022
- Massachusetts Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Bribe Supervisor to Divert Packages of Cocaine – PEN
- Letter Sent to USPS Inspector General Requesting Investigation into Mail Delays at the Philadelphia, PA and Delaware P&DC’s – PEN
- Mercer County, PA elections director blames postal service for mail-in ballot delays – PEN: Well of course they do
- Pennsylvania’s top court rules that mail-in ballots marked with the wrong date will not be counted
- Six facing charges from Florida and Georgia in mail theft
- Mail theft all bad action, inaction and maybe just acting
- In-person voting way up in Ohio; mail-in ballot requests down
- Luzerne County, PA Election Bureau reports accidental issuance of duplicate mail-in ballots
- Postal Service auditing Philadelphia post offices that have dealt with mail delays and theft
- Mail ballots from voters of color in Texas were more likely to be rejected because voters did not follow new identification requirements
November 02, 2022
- Mail-in Ballots – Problems all across the nation: Voters’ Mailed-In Ballots Returned To Them In Ocean County, NJ – PEN: oh yes – vote by mail – maybe your vote will count, maybe it won’t | So. Carolina: Absentee ballots in Richland County were sent back to voters after a mix-up with the barcodes on the envelopes | Florida: Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner is urging people using a vote-by-mail ballot to return it in person | Lawmaker Receives 3 Mystery Mail Ballots, Rips ‘Loopholes’ in Wisconsin Military Ballot Procedure | Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says Mail-In Ballots Without Dates Should Not Be Counted | Thousands of Utah mail-in ballots delayed due to printer issues | Texas Judge Sarah Beth Landau said she was told Monday that Harris County’s elections office had no record of her mail-ballot application | Voting news from 2020 seems to apply this year as well – national media “mail-in voting poses no threat” – Yeah, right: America’s Hidden Voting Epidemic? Mail-in Ballot Failures
- Family may lose access to dad’s will after post office loses death certificate
- Video: Postal carrier attacks on the rise nationwide: Here’s what most robbers are after
- For some in North Dakota, the mail does not come through
- Video shows how USPS responds to disaster
- USPS: Open season webinars
- UK postal workers announce Black Friday and Cyber Monday strikes
November 01, 2022
- Chattanooga postal worker killed over weekend honored by community at vigil Monday
- A mail theft epidemic? Stolen checks are only the beginning, researcher says
- Mail Theft On the Rise Nationwide
- USPS Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 10 – PEN
- USPS: Video honors employees’ service after Ian
- Terre Haute hit-and-run rolls postal truck
- Are USPS Mail Trucks Getting Robbed?