Thieves! Republican House Member Accuses USPS Workers Of Stealing Donation Funds

By Ryan Canady | Monday, 05 December 2022 07:25 PM
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Thieves! Republican House Member Accuses USPS Workers Of Stealing Donation Funds

New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik said that USPS workers stole donations to her campaign worth up to $20,000.

She made the allegation on Friday, according to Just the News. She says that they illegally opened many pieces of mail intended for her and that many of those pieces of mail contained donations to her campaign.

Just the News reports that lawyers for Stefanik reported the following:

"On 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,"

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They wrote this in a letter that the Daily Wire obtained. The letter continued by saying:

"In each case, the evidence indicates that Elise for Congress's packages were plundered by a USPS employee or contractor while the packages were in transit," they continued. "These repeated security failures by USPS have not only resulted in the loss of nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions, but also—and more alarmingly—have exposed hundreds of Congresswoman Stefanik's campaign supporters to potential identity theft or financial fraud."

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She stated that it was clear that Postmaster Dejoy was investigating the incident.

The lawyers provided the USPS with a December 8th deadline to report what could be done to keep mail meant for the campaign safe in the future. They also wanted a full accounting from the USPS of what they were doing to prevent mail theft nationwide.

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They also said that mail theft is a risk for everyday Americans by saying:

[m]ail thieves often specifically target packages they believe contain cash or checks, which are then 'washed,' re-written, and cashed. Thieves also target the personal information of the individual who wrote the check, selling that information or using it themselves to facilitate identify theft."

They concluded that they hoped that the USPS was taking these issues seriously and that they would do everything they could to prevent mail theft.

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