Current Events > 2 Texas postal contractors arrested for stealing 8000 pieces of mail

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/postal-contractors-charged-following-seizure-8000-pieces-mail

Two Lubbock postal contractors have been charged with possession of stolen mail, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham.
The investigation which culminated in the recovery of more than 8,000 pieces of mail worth more than $4 million marks the largest ever seizure of stolen mail in Northern District of Texas history.
Joe Roy Rivas, III, 22, and Jessica Lynn Solomon, 35, were indicted on Oct. 13 on one count of conspiracy to possess stolen mail and eight counts of possession of stolen mail. Ms. Solomon was arrested in Slaton, Texas the following day and made her initial appearance in federal court on Oct. 15; Mr. Rivas was arrested in Slaton on Oct. 27 and made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday afternoon.

I wonder if this is related to my social security cards mysteriously going missing somewhere in the USPS system.

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CableZL posted...

which culminated in the recovery of more than 8,000 pieces of mail worth more than $4 million

woah. wonder how/why 8,000 pieces of mail are worth so much? o_O

CableZL posted...

I wonder if this is related to my social security cards mysteriously going missing somewhere in the USPS system.

that was one of my first thoughts when i saw you made this topic

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I sent the guy from the OIG an email to see if he can tell me whether he thinks that's tied to it

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Were they Victorias Secret catelogs?

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I wonder how they got caught. I'm curious if some kind of tracking device was placed in a test package.

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The guy from the OIG responded. He doesn't think my mail would have been processed at that location, but he wasn't personally involved in this investigation. He says I should get a letter from the Department of Justice or from the Postal Inspection Service if they recover mail that was addressed to me.

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