Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is opening a congressional investigation into the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), demanding internal records on dumped mail, potential criminal wrongdoing, and millions in executive bonuses.
Investigation Details
The probe comes after Postmaster General David Steiner failed to answer questions at a recent committee hearing about thousands of pieces of dumped mail discovered in St. Louis in April. Hawley requested all internal USPS communications regarding the St. Louis mail dumping and the exact date Steiner was first informed.
Hawley also asked if any postal employees have been referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for criminal prosecution under federal statutes regarding the theft, delay, or destruction of mail, and clarification on whether postal workers have been falsifying scanning data to artificially inflate delivery metrics.
The senator is seeking a complete, itemized statement of all compensation paid to Steiner since his appointment, along with “scorecards” used to justify the bonuses. An audit of the St. Louis distribution center revealed the “worst case of failed on-time delivery” the inspector general had seen in field operations reviews.
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