Mail and wire fraud
In the United States, mail and wire fraud is any fraudulent scheme to intentionally deprive another of property or honest services via mail or wire communication.
Postal closings’ value questioned (Oregon's mail-in-ballot system, prescriptions)
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Postal closings’ value questionedDozens turn out in Springfield to air concerns about a plan to close a processing center By Saul Hubbard The Register-Guard Published: Midnight, Dec 29, 2011 First-class next-day delivery could be a thing of the past, and a letter mailed in Eugene would travel 100 miles up and down Interstate 5 to Portland before arriving at its local destination, if the U.S. Postal Service moves ahead with a proposal to close its Gateway processing center in Springfield. Where will that leave veterans and seniors who rely on mail-order medical prescriptions, small businesses who require prompt mail delivery...
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 04:47:55 AM
U.S. mail: Slow and slower
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The U.S. Postal Service announced plans this month to phase out overnight delivery of first-class mail. Postal officials are portraying the decision as a painful but necessary budget-induced departure from a long history of exemplary service. In reality, the Postal Service has been intentionally slowing down first-class mail for almost 50 years. It's time to end the post office's monopoly on letter delivery. [snip] The Postal Service has gotten away with scorning its customers because it is effectively a federal crime to provide better mail service than the government. The Postal Service has a monopoly over letter delivery (with a...
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 04:47:55 AM
(Vanity) Can you send Christmas trees to a soldier?
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Had an interesting question from my father: I have a nephew stationed over in Afghanistan. My dad wants to send him a small artificial Christmas tree, lights included. Is that allowed or even possible? Any FReepers out there have any knowledge on this?
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 04:47:55 AM
Post Office's Rescue Plan: Junk Mail
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Many consumers are irked by the catalogs, credit-card pitches and other "junk mail" they receive. But the U.S. Postal Service loves it—and wants to deliver more. The agency, beset by historic losses and a plummet in first-class mail, is running promotions, easing rules and planning television and radio ads to encourage more businesses to send pitches by standard mail, the official term for bulk mailings used by marketers to prospect for customers. "What we want to do is to make standard mail more interesting for customers so we can grow the total volume," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in an...
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 04:47:55 AM
USPS SLOWER THAN MUD
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I make many of my small purchases from Amazon or Ebay. Over the last few months the USPS delivery time for small parcels has almost doubled.I'm about ready to pay a little more for Fedex or UPS.
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 04:47:55 AM
Postal Service Facing Default, Shutdown Without Congressional Intervention (Save yourself!)
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The head of the U.S. Postal Service said in an interview that the organization will default -- perhaps as early as this winter -- unless Congress intervenes. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe's comments reflect a well-known reality that the Postal Service is in dire financial straits. The rise of email and online bill-paying has steadily eroded its profits over the years while labor costs soar. Donahoe is calling for a host of changes, including the elimination of Saturday delivery, to close a deficit projected to top $9 billion this year. But he said Congress needs to step in to help keep...
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 04:47:55 AM
US Postal Service warns it could default
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The US Postal Service warned on Friday that it could default on payments it owes the federal government, just days after the US government itself narrowly averted a default. The government's mail service said it lost $3.1 billion in the period from April to June, blaming "the anemic state of the economy" and the growing popularity of electronic communications over old-fashioned letters. As a result of its mounting losses, the US Postal Service said it would not be able to make a legally required $5.5 billion payment in September to a health-benefits trust fund. "Absent substantial legislative change, the Postal...
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 04:47:55 AM
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