Investigation under way.

https://www.wsfa.com/2023/12/09/usp...9NLbX2FQlm3s5hjAlepHUZC6VitARza2u5KDQq1w

I knew it was coming. The size and scale will probably shock a lot of people.

Heck with Montgomery, they need to investigate the processing center, or whatever there is in Birmingham. Our business and one other business in town that I know of, had over $150,000 worth of checks stolen, washed, and forged. About the only common thing between the two businesses, is the USPS.

The thefts are taking place at the distribution hub in Montgomery, it is the same for BHam and Mobile.
What they are going to find out is that it is an organized crime ring that is nationwide.
i.e. Expensive package gets picked up in California going to Montgomery. Folks in the Montgomery hub get notified that its coming and they intercept it, steal it, turn it into cash that goes to a central co-ordinator which has a way to protect and pay the thieves. I bet if it were an investigation done by an outside source they might find that the crime ring goes way up in the administration.

The FBI needs to be doing the investigation. Not the post office police.

Yeah, the FBI is really a great organization. They would really get to the bottom of things but only if the perps were conservatives.

Bertarelli used to be a cop. I believe he was fired for stealing. Kinda ironic.

We have had the same issue in Tuscaloosa. Forged and washed checks were attempted to be deposited at multiple local branches.

It’s everywhere and the postal inspectors and putting people in prison non stop. They just arrested a postal employee and a guy for stealing checks and washing them in Mobile.

I know a former Postal Inspector.

They take this chit seriously.

We used to send checks from SC to TX, can't do it anymore. A 60k check was stolen in ATL washed 3 different times and presented in radius of ATL. We don't even try anymore and pay everything we can by ACH using positive pay by SouthState. Seems to be the way to go with a little extra approval process work. If a check leaves a post office and doesn't make it past ATL, it leaves little doubt as to where it is getting stolen.

Hey that post office mess is going on in Mobile too.... my nephew sent a coin to get it appraised ...some time goes by.. nephew gets edgy and contacts the appraiser and says he never received it.... my nephew reports it ...post master investigates... they find the little box he shipped in through them somewhere in the facility but no coin inside.... post master says they'll have to cut him a check for the loss since it never left the station....

Them are some thieving sum beeches scanning folks mail for what ever they can get away with.. a while back here in Mobile they caught a few mail carriers with bundles of undelivered mail in their home or in their garage. Crime ring involvement .... definitely ....individual enterprise too....

I've gotten to the point of paying for and asking shippers to air tag packages. Dont bother with insurance. If its air tagged and running late I call the PO and tell them where my package is and then ask why its off course.
I did that last week and filed a report showing the PO complaint desk what happened. My $1000+ package was 3 days late and spent 3 days traveling around Montgomery, presumably being X-Rayed at different locations to figure out if it was worth stealing.
If the air tag goes away, I can call the Sheriff's department with a legitimate theft case.

USPS, UPS and FEDEX have all turned to shucks. Can't rely on any of them. If a package actually makes it to a destination, the photos they take don't match the front porch of the home that should have had the package delivered. Some of it is malfeasance. Some of it is incompetence. I hope it eventually leads to a return of mom and pop stores across the country.

More likely someone with the resources will start installing delivery hubs for local pickup and eliminate the drivers delivering directly to the door.

Not the Montgomery branch. I know a few of them.

From my experiences, most of the gov employees in and around Montgomery are democrats.

Most of the conservative or republican government employees in the Montgomery area have to stay in the political closet or their daily jobs will get very difficult.

I bought something from a guy in Nevada and he shipped it USPS. I have a tracking number but I was disappointed that was how he shipped it. We will see if it arrives

All of a sudden they have an investigation going on, so I bet things run very smoothly until the law enforcement team leaves. In fact, now may be a good time to place orders but it won't last long.
Just about a year or 18 months ago the same PO got busted for stealing mail and now there is another investigation.

Thomasville post office hav not sold stamps for 2 weeks - clerk sited reason as the internet is down. Folks complaining about no stamps at church today. Never heard of a post office not being able to sell stamps 😀