January 8, 2026 The Postal Service wants to remind facilities that store large quantities of deicing and anti-skid chemical products to follow the rules for proper storage. These products include sodium chloride or rock salt, calcium and magnesium chloride, calcium magnesium acetate and sand. Deicing and anti-skid products may be regulated under federal, state and […]
January 8, 2026 The Thrift Savings Plan will allow participants to convert traditional funds to Roth funds within their TSP account beginning Wednesday, Jan. 28. This is known as a Roth in-plan conversion. Traditional retirement contributions are those that are taken from employee paychecks on a pretax basis, which can lower your taxable income for […]
On December 17, 2025, in the United States District Court for South Carolina, Columbia Division, LaTanya Gadson, former President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 795 (located in Sumter, S.C.), was charged with one count of embezzlement of union funds of at least $11,474 and one count of falsification of records, in violation of […]
January 7, 2026 A federal grand jury has indicted the former treasurer of the local mail handlers union, accusing him of embezzling union funds. Max Jaramillo, 58, is charged with two counts of wire fraud and three counts of embezzlement by an officer of a labor organization. He does not yet have an attorney. If […]
On November 24, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Manatee County, Florida, Kathleen Kaplan former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 7136 (located in Tallevast, Fla.), was sentenced to 366 days in state prison, 120 months of community control, and 323 months of probation. Kaplan was also ordered to pay $230,000 in restitution. […]