An investigation is underway in Jefferson County, Kentucky, after a contractor found 112 absentee ballots in a dumpster. “It is unfortunate that ballots and general mail was dumped by a disgruntled employee,” said Nore Ghibaudy, a spokesperson for Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw. In a statement to Newsweek, Special Agent …
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The Federal Government Is Investigating Why Bags Of Undelivered Mail Were Found Outside Of A Postal Worker’s Home
The federal government is investigating a postal delivery worker after special agents discovered trash bags filled with undelivered mail outside his home in Baldwin, Pennsylvania. According to VICE, the man in question, Sean Troesch, is suspected of discarding bags of mail for weeks and believing in the QAnon conspiracy. Troesch …
Read More »Department of Justice Charges Mailman For Dumping Ballots and Mail in Dumpster
Nicholas Beauchene was arrested and charged by the Department of Justice for aiding in the delay of mail and obstruction of mail. The 26-year-old faces one count on each charge and faces up to five and a half years in prison, as well as a $255,000 fine. During his short …
Read More »Woman Arrested After Stealing Goods For 19 Years And Selling Them On eBay; Ordered To Pay $3.8M
A woman with “sticky fingers” may have learned her lesson. 63-year-old Kim Richardson from Dallas, Texas, has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison after being caught for stealing millions of dollars of goods to sell on eBay. An investigation by the FBI and Secret Service uncovered her scheme …
Read More »Postal Service Failed To Update Change Of Address Database Used By States To Keep Voter Information Current; 1.8 Million Address Changes Affected
Time has uncovered a previously unreported glitch the United States Postal Service experienced, where a national change of address system stopped fully updating, impacting 1.8 million address changes. The change of address system is used by most states to keep their voter rolls current, and as states begin to send …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi Wants To Bring The House of Representatives Back To D.C. To Save The Postal Service From Donald Trump’s “Complicit Crony”
The House of Representatives isn’t scheduled to come back to D.C. until September 14, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to bring everyone back to save the post office. In a letter to Democrats on Sunday, Pelosi wrote that they must stop Postmaster General Louise DeJoy from destroying the USPS …
Read More »UPS and FedEx Will Not Be Handling Mail-in and Absentee Ballots
The election season is underway. Yet, in-person voting is not likely since the country is still very-much social distancing. This leaves many concerned, rightfully so. Social media cried out to United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx asking for their assistance in delivering mail-in ballots. But, these private companies are disabled …
Read More »Trump Admits He Will Continue To Block Funding For Postal Service To Stop Mail-In Voting
During Trump’s interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo on Thursday, he addressed Democrats’ demands for more money for mail-in voting and for the struggling United States Postal Service. “If we don’t make a deal, that means they don’t get the money,” Trump said. “That means they can’t have universal mail …
Read More »Senator Launches Investigation into Postal Service Delay
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Postal Service to reverse operational changes causing countrywide delays, as a record number of mail-in ballots are expected for the election. Thanks to the numerous letters sent by both parties, an investigation has now been launched into the matter by …
Read More »Texas Shooter Who Killed Seven and Injured 20 In Odessa And Midland Has Been Identified As Seth Ator
The suspect who killed seven people and wounded more than 20 others in a roving Texas spree was identified on Sunday as Seth Ator. According to CBS News, Ator, a 36-year-old resident of Odessa, Texas, was in his gold Toyota pick-up truck when he was pulled over for a minor …
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