US Postal Worker Steals Donations for Shire Society Documents

August 6, 2010 by Sam Dodson
Filed under: Corruption

Those of you following this blog know that Davi Barker was the artist who created the shire society documents signed by about a hundred people during Porcfest.

The donations from signers and money for supplies was ripped off by a US Postal worker who was able to heist 2 rounds of Silver, a 5g & 1g Shire Silver card, and 40 dollars. After cutting it open, they were nice enough to add scotch tape to the empty envelope which was delivered.

Was it some angry keene postal worker? The truth is, we will never know because the US postal bureaucracy pales in comparison to the tracking capabilities of private carriers. This is the second time I’ve had mail stolen. The first time was about 10 years ago when a postal worker stole a box of checks and went on a shopping spree.

For those of you that think the postal service is an independent The total US mail service pay in taxes bill for 2010: $0.

Do you think that gives them an advantage over FedEx, UPS, and DHL?

blackie

wat

Why did you used the USPS to send something of value?
Paul

Tax free is just the start of it … the pensions are all paid for by the fed government, and much more.

But yeah, next time go UPS or Fed-ex.
Andrew

Sam, to be honest, I would have asked the sender to use a return receipt method for sending something of value via usps. I realize the whole monopoly they have on letters etc.
Thunder Dave

I don't think it was a postal worker that took the silver. The mail piece looks like it was damaged by one of the sorting machines. Silver should never be mailed in an envelope since it will not flex like regular mail when it is processed through the machines and will tear the envelope open. I have found many silver rounds in the machines that have met that fate. I have also found keys, pens and flash drives that were placed in envelopes and did not make it through the machines.

Policy states that items found in the machines must be turned in to a supervisor.

I'am not saying that could not have been stolen. Postal employees have been caught stealing just like they have been caught at Fedex and UPS, but those instances are few and far between.

I would file a claim with the post office. If other claims have been filed they will investigate to see if there is any theft going on. They might even be able to find your merchandise and return it to you. Make sure you hang on to your envelope since it is proof of what was delivered to your box.

There are a couple of good ways to mail silver. Either send it by registered mail, which does not run through the machines and is insured, or mail it in a box which goes through a different system
wing nut

How do you know it was stolen? If you didn't package it correctly, it is probably sitting in what they used to call the Dead Letter Office. If you send valuables by mail, you should have had the common sense to insure it, or send it registered. People ship things like diamonds all the time by registered mail- hell- the USPS sends its own cash receipts by registered mail!

Also- the USPS is a government agency, so it doesn't pay taxes any more than the Army or the Fish and Wildlife Service pay taxes. And retirement pensions for postal employees are paid for by the USPS out of its revenues, not from tax dollars. In fact, the USPS actually overpays its share of pensions for retirees who also worked for other federal agencies. A recent audit showed that the federal government has overcharged the USPS by $50-75 billion since it was formed in the 70's.

Sorry if none of this fits with your rant, but it's the truth!
Davi Barker – The Mu

@Thunder Dave

Do you know which end the sorting machine is on? CA or NH?

It's not just that the envelope was damaged, it does look deliberately opened. The big tear in the photo is where I opened the envelope. It's that small cut along the red edge that looks suspicious to me. Would the sorting machine cut or rip?

It was definitely deliberately closed, because it was resealed with scotch tape, which means at the very least a USPS employee resealed an empty envelope and sent it along.
Thunder Dave

Your statement about the federal government paying all our retirement is somewhat true. USPS will match 1% of my total pay regardless of my partisipation in their retirement program. But the federal government does not pay for all of our retirement. We have a retirement plan similar to a 401K. They will match up to 5% of what I pay into it, and it becomes vested after 6 years of service.
http://www.obscuredtruth.com Sam Dodson

Hey Dave,

Thanks for the insight. It was a bubble wrap lined envelope. The cash would not have fallen out of the hole that was cut. This looks like a clear case of theft.
Paul

Seems like theft to me … I mean, the bills are missing too, and nobody was contacted. Yeah, I think filing a claim is a good idea.

Thunder Dave is right, of course, that this in no way reflects on all USPS employees, the strong majority of whom are honest folks. How this is handled, however, and the frequency of this kind of occurrence, certainly may reflect on the USPS as an organization.

And, that's good insight/advice — perhaps others can avoid a similar fate in the future.
bigScrotum

Yeah, that's the ticket, if there is a benign explanation or a paranoid sinister one, it must be the latter. Yeah, thats the ticket…

Didn't learn a thing from jumping to conclusions when the cops came to your neighborhood at 3AM?

This isn't a story. It would be a big bore to hear you bullshitting it at a bar.

Maybe it's time to forage your hard drive for interesting material.
Thunder Dave

The mail is originally sorted in Ca. What machines it runs on depends whether it is bulk mail or unsorted mail. Unsorted mail will have a post mark and date and is run through at least 2 sorting machines in Ca. and 1 machine in NH to sort it for delivery. I would imagine it was unsorted mail since bulk mail is usually used by advertizers. Usually damaged mail is sent to be pieced back together and sealed with scotch tape.

I know we did have a case where a woman was opening graduation invitations and stealing the money out of them, but she was quickly caught and is in jail. We have had Carriers stealing prescription drugs and they were also caught.

Every Post Office has a galley in the top of it where all employees can be observed and filmed if neccessary, (and you think you have a problem with big brother watching). I do know that almost all the employees, with the exception of a few, take a lot pride in performing this service.
trippwhyre

Why would someone who wanted to be free from government use a government-run delivery service when there are plenty of private delivery services that could have been used? When you fly, you have to deal with TSA, who orders you to leave your bags unlocked and then steals your stuff. But with packages, you have a choice. Use Fedex or some other company.
bil

Check with the Post office, and have them check the sorting centers. They actually WILL do that if you ask politely. They will also do it if you ask impolitely, but polite gets it done faster. A friend sent me a very valuable machine part that broke through the packaging. We thought it was stolen, but the PO searched the lost items dept in several centers,and got the part returned. They are real strict about employees stealing,also. And the other questions are valid, also-why use the government to send alternative currency?? —bil
http://nhunderground.com Russell Kanning

bummer
What's the freq

They reseal envelopes with scotch tape? That doesn't sound too swift in itself. Do they even take packages wrapped with scotch tape? I would think anyone would have the sense to use shipping tape.
wing nut

Thunder Dave said "Your statement about the federal government paying all our retirement is somewhat true."

No it's not- the USPS doesn't get money from the taxpayers- ALL of its costs, including the employer contributions to pensions, are paid from the revenue it gets from selling its services, just like, say, UPS or FedEx..

Loved trippwhyre's comment! A teabagger using the USPS? Yikes!
Go Postal!

Never send money or anything of value through the regular postal system! Either send it in one of their flat rate boxes, or send it vis UPS or FedEx. This is just common sense. When I was a little kid my mother told me never to send money in an envelope, send it in a small box so it won't get stuck in one of the sorter machines and get lost.

And if you want to be free of the government, why are you using the US Postal System??