State warns consumers of mail fraud tactics
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert to warn New Yorkers about mail theft and to provide recommendations from the United States Postal…
Congressman Higgins Announces Approval of Postal Service Reform Act
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced approval of the Postal Service Reform Act (HR3076), legislation which will protect local jobs, improve the fiscal standing of the United States…
Gillibrand says postmaster general’s statement ‘leaves too many important questions unanswered’
NEW YORK, NY — In response to the postmaster general’s latest statement about suspending operational changes until after the 2020 election, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following: “The postmaster…
Gillibrand calls for full funding for US Postal Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand demanded answers on the state of operations in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and urged him to…
Higgins Sounds Alarm, Calls for Reversal As USPS Pulls Mail Equipment Out of Buffalo
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) wants the Postmaster General to return the equipment that is being taken out of the William Street Mail Processing Facility in Buffalo. An internal memo outlining…
Second Rochester man pleads guilty to stealing mail
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Harris, 31, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal mail before U.S. Magistrate Judge…
Tonawanda man pleads guilty to cocaine charge
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Osvaldo Rivera-Amaro, 45, of Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to…
Postal contractors in Rochester charged with stealing mail
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Chansen R. Diaz, 30, Cordell L. James, 28, and Michael R. Harris, 31, all of Rochester,…
Jamaican national sentenced in Buffalo for drug trafficking and bribery
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Damion Christopher Alexander Brown, 43, a Jamaican national residing in Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of…
Senator Gillibrand visits Buffalo to announce creation of “Postal Banking Act”
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today stood with community leaders and advocates at PUSH Buffalo to announce the Postal Banking Act, her legislation to create a retail bank…
