{"id":2386131,"date":"2025-01-03T13:10:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-insider-warns-about-new-people-joining-us-postal-service-theyre-not-here-to-deliver-mail\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T13:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:15:22","slug":"top-insider-warns-about-new-people-joining-us-postal-service-theyre-not-here-to-deliver-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-insider-warns-about-new-people-joining-us-postal-service-theyre-not-here-to-deliver-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Insider Warns About New People Joining US Postal Service &#8211; They&#8217;re Not Here to Deliver Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-insider-warns-about-new-people-joining-us-postal-service-theyre-not-here-to-deliver-mail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report from the U.S. \u2062postal Service Office of Inspector general has highlighted a troubling increase in \u200dinternal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-police-say-hundreds-of-vote-by-mail-recall-ballots-found-in-car\/\" title=\"California Police Say Hundreds Of Vote-By-Mail Recall Ballots Found In Car\">mail theft<\/a> by\u200b employees. The report, released in October, indicates a rise in closed cases of mail theft\u200c from 1,216 in fiscal year 2020\u2064 to \u200c1,790 in fiscal\u200b year 2023. Some employees are reportedly using personal\u2064 items, like bags\u200b and coats, to conceal stolen mail and packages, often containing \u2063valuables such \u200das credit cards, cash, and\u200d narcotics.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Albergo, president of the Postal police \u200dOfficers Association,\u2064 emphasized that \u200bthe situation is worse \u2064than it appears, citing a group of &#8220;pre-career&#8221; employees who are more prone to stealing due \u2063to high turnover and lower wages. He noted that criminal organizations are allegedly recruiting these workers to facilitate mail theft.<\/p>\n<p>The report also pointed out\u200b weaknesses within the Postal Service that have allowed these thefts to occur and suggested implementing nationwide \u200cpolicies to regulate personal belongings on workroom floors, providing theft awareness training, and ensuring security cameras are functioning properly. The \u200congoing theft issue poses a significant \u200bthreat to public\u200d trust in the postal Service, undermining the expectation of safety associated with mailing valuables.Immediate action is\u2063 crucial to restore that trust and enhance the integrity of the service.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The theft of mail by staff members within the United States Postal Service is an increasingly severe problem &mdash; as some employees infiltrate the agency in order to steal items.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/2024-10\/24-076-r25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service Office released in October revealed that some employees &ldquo;brought personal belongings onto the workroom floor,&rdquo; such as bags or heavy coats, &ldquo;which were used to conceal stolen mail and packages.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The office has seen a rapid increase in internal mail theft closed cases in recent years. There was an increase from 1,216 closed cases in fiscal year 2020 to 1,790 closed cases in fiscal year 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While most Postal Service employees work conscientiously to deliver the nation&rsquo;s mail, there has been a small number who have stolen, delayed, or destroyed mail and packages,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>That small minority of employees swipes packages suspected to contain &ldquo;credit cards, checks, cash, gift cards, narcotics, high value articles, and other sensitive items.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Frank Albergo, the president of the Postal Police Officers Association, said in a November interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsandiego.com\/news\/investigations\/postal-worker-mail-theft-stolen\/3674589\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNSD<\/a> of San Diego, &ldquo;As bad as you think it is, it&rsquo;s much worse!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Albergo described that there is a certain group of Postal Service workers known as the pre-career employees, who earn less, do not work normal schedules, and have less benefits.<\/p>\n<p>There is high turnover among those employees, who are more likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2-mailmen-allegedly-stole-340000-government\/?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=feed&amp;utm_content=2021-05-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steal<\/a> than their counterparts with more permanent positions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They only work for a few months at the Postal Service,&rdquo; Albergo said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re literally only getting the job, so they can steal mail and quit! I mean it&rsquo;s amazing!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have criminal organizations, gangs, that are actually recruiting people to get a job in the Postal Service, so they can rob mail and drain bank accounts,&rdquo; he likewise warned.<\/p>\n<p>The report from the Office of the Inspector General identified some internal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ballots-affected-alleged-arson-swing-state-usps-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weaknesses<\/a> that enable the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-can-mail-in-voting-be-secure-when-postal-theft-is-rampant\/\" title=\"Is Mail-In Voting Secure Amidst Rampant Postal Theft?\">mail theft problem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The document recommended that senior Postal Service officials &ldquo;develop and distribute nationwide policy that addresses personal belongings on the workroom floor,&rdquo; as well as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">develop periodic internal mail theft awareness training<\/a> for all employees assigned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-usps-facilities-failed-to-follow-election-mail-procedures\/\" title=\"Report: USPS Facilities Failed to Follow Election Mail Procedures\">mail processing facilities<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They could also restore dysfunctional security cameras to operational status and continually monitor the state of their functionality.<\/p>\n<p>The problem of theft in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-postmaster-general-claps-hands-ears-congressman-hits-hard-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Postal Service<\/a> is yet another relic of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-youtuber-harasses-the-wrong-guy-finds-himself-gutshot-after-refusing-to-let-up\/\" title=\"Video: YouTuber Harasses Stranger, Pays the Price for Not Backing Down\">low-trust society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, when people put their valuables or other belongings in the mail, they had a reasonable expectation that the item would arrive safely and on time.<\/p>\n<p>But the thefts threaten to undo all of that trust.<\/p>\n<p>A civilized nation cannot continue if her residents are nabbing each other&rsquo;s mail for pocket change.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, this problem needs to be addressed &mdash; and very swiftly stamped out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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An October report from the U.S. Postal Service Inspector General indicated that certain employees were bringing personal items like bags and heavy coats into work to hide stolen mail and packages. The number of closed cases related to internal mail theft has surged, rising from 1,216 in fiscal year 2020 to 1,790 in fiscal year 2023. While most Postal Service workers are dedicated to their jobs, a small group has been found stealing or mishandling mail and packages containing valuable items such as credit cards and cash.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Albergo, president of the Postal Police Officers Association, stated in a November interview that the situation is worse than it appears. He noted that many pre-career employees\u2014who earn less and have fewer benefits\u2014are more likely to engage in theft due to high turnover rates among these temporary workers. Albergo warned that criminal organizations are actively recruiting individuals for postal jobs specifically for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p>The Inspector General&#8217;s report highlighted internal vulnerabilities contributing to this issue and recommended measures such as creating a nationwide policy regarding personal belongings on workroom floors and implementing regular training on mail theft awareness for all employees at processing facilities. Restoring non-functional security cameras was also suggested as a necessary step.<\/p>\n<p>This problem reflects broader issues of trust within society; historically, people expected their valuables sent through the mail would arrive safely. However, ongoing thefts undermine this trust significantly\u2014a civilized society cannot thrive if its members resort to stealing each other&#8217;s mail for trivial gains. Immediate action is required to address this growing concern effectively<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2386132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Postal-Workers.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47861,47860,40464,34157,11330],"class_list":["post-2386131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-delivery-issues","tag-insider-warning","tag-job-market","tag-postal-service","tag-usps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Postal-Workers.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386131"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386139,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386131\/revisions\/2386139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}