{"id":520008,"date":"2022-12-02T20:51:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T17:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/postal-service-stole-20k-in-donor-checks-from-mail\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T20:51:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T17:51:57","slug":"postal-service-stole-20k-in-donor-checks-from-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/postal-service-stole-20k-in-donor-checks-from-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"#Postal Service stole $20K in donor checks from mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8dda6f12\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8dda6f12\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/postal-service-stole-20k-in-donor-checks-from-mail\/#%E2%80%9CPostal_Service_stole_20K_in_donor_checks_from_mail%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Postal Service stole $20K in donor checks from mail&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPostal_Service_stole_20K_in_donor_checks_from_mail%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Postal Service stole $20K in donor checks from mail&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Upstate New York Rep. Elise Stefanik says US Postal Service workers tore open her campaign mail and stole $20,000 in campaign checks \u2014 while also leaving donors exposed to potential identity theft or fraud.  <\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, the powerful House Republican Conference chairwoman, made the stunning claim in a Thursday letter to Postmaster <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Louis DeJoy.  <\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman\u2019s office also provided The Post with photographic evidence \u2014 obtained from the Postal Service \u2014 of mail from donors being ransacked, including a torn check from one contributor. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are writing you on behalf of our clients, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and<br \/>her campaign committee, Elise for Congress, concerning the repeated, targeted theft of<br \/>campaign contributions from packages sent through the United States Postal Service<br \/>(\u201cUSPS\u201d),\u201d said Stefanik\u2019s D.C.-based lawyer, Michael Toner.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-06.jpg?w=981\" alt=\"Stolen campaign checks.\" class=\"wp-image-24871749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1962 1962w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1471 1471w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=981 981w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=490 490w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Elise Stefanik accuses the Postal Service of ripping open her mail and stealing $20,000 worth of campaign checks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Elise Stefanik for Congress<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOn four separate occasions between June 2022 and November 2022, packages sent by Elise for Congress containing campaign contributions were ripped open and the contents stolen while in the custody of USPS or its contractors.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Toner said three of the thefts discovered in Memphis occurred in a single week and concluded that the \u201cevidence indicates that Elise for Congress\u2019s packages were plundered by a USPS employee or contractor while the packages were in transit.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese repeated security failures by USPS have not only resulted in the loss of nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions, but also\u2014and more alarmingly\u2014have exposed hundreds of Congresswoman Stefanik\u2019s campaign supporters to potential identity theft or financial fraud,\u201d Stefanik\u2019s lawyer said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rep. Elise Stefanik.\" class=\"wp-image-24871803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Elise Stefanik demands that the Postal Service get to the bottom of whole ransacked her mail containing $20,000 in campaign checks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Im<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if any of the stolen checks were cashed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cElise for Congress is continuing to identify our grassroots donors who have been affected by this and look forward to a speedy response from Mr. DeJoy,\u201d a campaign spokesperson said. <\/p>\n<p>The letter indicates that the USPS Office of the Inspector General is investigating the mail theft, but Stefanik is dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed and frustrated by the response thus far. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Postmaster Louis DeJoy.\" class=\"wp-image-24871825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is in the hot seat again over accusations that Postal Service stole campaign checks that were supposed to be delivered to Rep. Elise Stefanik.   <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe US Postal Inspection Service \u2014 which recovered the discarded, ripped<br \/>open packages in Memphis \u2014 has not returned our client\u2019s calls,\u201d Toner said. <\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service IG\u2019s office said it\u00a0would be difficult to nab the USPS employees or contractors who committed the crimes unless\u00a0 one or more of Stefanik\u2019s donors \u201cbecomes the victim of identity theft or financial fraud,\u201d Toner said. <\/p>\n<p>The Stefanik letter also said the congresswoman expected a USPS investigative report shortly after the June mail thefts, but has not received one. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unacceptable that USPS has repeatedly allowed these targeted thefts to occur and cannot identify who committed the thefts, let alone where or how the thefts occurred,\u201d Stefanik\u2019s attorney told DeJoy. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=787\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1574 1574w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1181 1180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=787 787w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=394 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Pieces of mail with donations intended for Rep. Elise Stefanik were ransacked.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Elise Stefanik for Congress<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/stefanik-postal-service-ransacking-mail-stealing-donations-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Mail theft has become a rampant problem, Rep. Elise Stefanik says.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clearly annoyed, Stefanik is demanding that the USPS give her a full update by\u00a0Dec. 8 on what actions it has taken to date in investigating the thefts, and what measures it will take to prevent or prosecute mail theft against her and other Americans in the future. <\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, meanwhile, can ramp up her oversight of the Postal Service when Republicans reclaim the House majority in January and take over key investigative panels.  <\/p>\n<p>Stefanik\u2019s letter says mail theft has become \u201crampant\u201d in the United States,\u00a0with crooks tearing into packages they believe contain cash or checks,\u00a0which are then \u201cwashed\u201d, rewritten and cashed. It cited research indicating the number of stolen checks for sale on the dark web has skyrocketed from 114 per week in the fall of 2020 to about 2,000 checks per week this year. <\/p>\n<p>In August, three postal carriers in Queens were charged with stealing mail as part of a $16 million COVID-19 benefits scam. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis astonishing increase in mail theft appears, in part, to be the result of criminals moving from small-scale theft targeting individual mail boxes to large-scale theft targeting mail once it has been entrusted to the custody of USPS,\u201d Stefanik\u2019s lawyer, Toner, said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMail theft can devastate small business owners and those on fixed incomes,<br \/>including the elderly,\u201d Toner noted. \u201cBy failing to prevent or deter mail theft, USPS is exposing hardworking, innocent Americans to predatory criminals just as rising inflation and a cooling economy have left them at their most financially vulnerable.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service had no im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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