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Former USPS Employee In CT Admits Stealing Funds Former USPS Employee In CT Admits Stealing Funds
Former USPS Employee In CT Admits Stealing Funds A former United States Postal Service employee from Connecticut has pleaded guilty to a charge related to stealing USPS funds. Lindim Asipi, age 44, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 20, to one count of wire fraud related to his theft of USPS funds, according to an announcement from Leonard Boyle, acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Asipi worked as a driver for the USPS in Waterbury, and the USPS gave him a fleet credit card for gas, Boyle said.  Between about January 2019 and June 2020, he conducted several hundred fraudulent transactions with the card…

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USPS Releases Info On Holiday Prices, Deadlines, Unveils Santa Claus Stamps USPS Releases Info On Holiday Prices, Deadlines, Unveils Santa Claus Stamps
USPS Releases Info On Holiday Prices, Deadlines, Unveils Santa Claus Stamps The United States Postal Service is gearing up for the holidays, unveiling its brand-new holiday stamps and announcing shipping deadlines to deliver mail by Christmas. The USPS shared in an announcement on Thursday, Oct. 7, that the postal service is releasing a number of holiday and winter-themed stamps, including the brand new Santa Claus stamps. “The A Visit From St. Nick stamps bring joy to the kid in all of us,” said Scott Bombaugh, the Postal Service’s vice president and chief technology officer. “Holiday cards and letters mailed with these stamps will delight people of all ages. The…

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Ex-Worker For USPS Contractor Admits To Stealing From Government Facility In Connecticut Ex-Worker For USPS Contractor Admits To Stealing From Government Facility In Connecticut
Ex-Worker For USPS Contractor Admits To Stealing From Government Facility In Connecticut A former worker for a United States Postal Service towing contractor has admitted to stealing more than 40 tires from a USPS maintenance facility in the region.  Steven Knox, age 45, of New Britain, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to theft of government property, according to Leonard Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In the early hours of May 19, about 43 tires were stolen from the tire shed of a USPS vehicle maintenance facility in Hartford, Boyle said.  Surveillance footage showed a pickup truck pulling up to the shed at about 1:30 a.…

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Former US Postal Employee In CT Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards From Letters Former US Postal Employee In CT Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards From Letters
Former US Postal Employee In CT Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards From Letters A former United States Postal Service employee from Connecticut has pleaded guilty to opening peoples' mail and stealing gift cards and cash. Hartford County resident Nathaniel Bonilla, age 32, of Bristol, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 1, to theft of mail by a postal employee, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. The US Attorney's Office said Bonilla worked as a mail processing clerk at the US Postal Service’s Process and Distribution Center in Hartford. Between April 2020 and October 2020, Bonilla opened mail envelopes with …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say Rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of New York, authorities announced. The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 28 by FBI agents at Citi Field. An indictment was unsealed on Long Island, in Central Islip federal court, Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking. The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, …

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Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start
Snail Mail? New USPS Standards To Delay Some Delivery Times Now Set To Start The new service standards that could slow down some United States Postal Service delivery times are set to go into effect. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's plan includes slowing the delivery of first-class mail in an effort to cut costs.  Forbes reported that the new standards will go into effect on Friday, Oct. 1.  The news outlet said first-class mail will be transported by trucks instead of airplanes in the new plan. DeJoy previously said that the goal is to ensure the long-term financial stability of the post office. The plan has received criticism from the US Postal Servic…

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by Nicole Valinote