Hawley Launches USPS Probe Over 100,000 Delayed Mail Pieces and Executive Bonuses
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Hawley Launches USPS Probe Over 100,000 Delayed Mail Pieces and Executive Bonuses
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
Josh Hawley opened a Senate investigation into USPS, demanding internal records on dumped mail in St. Louis, possible criminal referrals and millions in executive compensation.
Tuesday's probe escalated after Postmaster General David Steiner failed at a recent hearing to answer when he learned of the April mail dumping and later pointed Hawley to an active inspector general investigation.
Hawley asked whether postal workers falsified scanning data to inflate delivery metrics and whether any employees were referred to the Justice Department for theft, delay or destruction of mail.
Audits cited in Hawley's letter described the St. Louis distribution center as the inspector general's worst field case of failed on-time delivery, while a Kansas City review found 100,000 delayed mail pieces in three days.
The clash widens pressure on Steiner, whom Hawley said should resign if he does not return bonus money, as scrutiny spreads from service failures to USPS leadership pay.