The Patriot Post® · Going Postal

“A U.S. supervisory postal inspector … has been charged in federal court with stealing mail containing prescription pills, jewelry, passports, collectable Playboy magazines and other items that had gotten loose from torn or damaged packages in San Jose,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Quan Howard did this by instructing workers to call him whenever loose items of value were discovered in the mail so he could assist in returning those items – only he would then keep them. To add insult to injury, the San Francisco Bay Area Federal Executive Board, which coordinates federal agencies in the region, named Howard its 2012 “Federal Employee of the Year.” More…