USPS Postal Inspection Service Archives

05 Sep, 2025

Postal Inspectors Nab Amazon Sellers for Alleged Fraud

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Ina Steiner

The government accused two Amazon sellers of altering postage labels resulting in a $6 million loss to the USPS. The US Attorney’s Office charged the men by complaint with one count each of theft of government funds and one count Read more

USPS Postal Inspectors Offer Tips to Protect Holiday Packages

November 22, 2017 Ina Steiner

Last month, the USPS said it expected to delivery 850 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, an increase of 10% over last year. The Postal Inspection Service is in charge of keeping those shipments safe, and today it Read more