Postal carrier hoards 20,000 pieces of mail

rygone · 09-01-2009, 10:32 AM

Monday, August 31, 2009
Warren postal carrier accused of hoarding 20,000 pieces of mail

Paul Egan / The Detroit News

Warren -- Postal officials investigated a letter carrier suspected of shirking his duties and found more than 20,000 pieces of undelivered mail in his home, according to documents filed today in federal court.
James W. Stempnik Jr., 37, of Clinton Township is charged with stealing mail, a five-year felony.
"I have no comment," said Stempnik, who has yet to appear in court.
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General began investigating Stempnik on Aug. 7 after it received an anonymous tip from an employee who saw Stempnik put a tub of mail in his personal car, according to federal court documents.
The Warren post office had received complaints about undelivered mail along Stempnik's route in the 48091 ZIP code, according to an affidavit attached to a criminal complaint filed against Stempnik.
Investigators began to watch Stempnik and observed him putting more mail in his car, the affidavit said.
Later, investigators seized trays of mail found in Stempnik's kitchen and garage.
In all, they found 20,200 pieces of mail, including 8,820 pieces of first-class mail.
"While being sorted, agents found mail dating back to August of 2008," the affidavit said. "Included in the mail were U.S. Treasury checks, Social Security checks (and) utility bills, as well as court documents."
The mail has been delivered or is being delivered, officials said.
Breck Nowlin, deputy special agent in charge of the postal service's Office of Inspector General in Detroit, said Stempnik has not explained why he was hoarding the mail and there were no signs that he had opened any of it.
"It was neatly stacked in his house," Nowlin said. "That's unacceptable, what he did. He violated the trust of the postal service and its customers."
In January, former Howell letter carrier Jill Mary Hull pleaded guilty to storing close to 10,000 pieces of undelivered mail in a rented storage locker, rather than delivering it.

BrianMcLeod · 09-01-2009, 10:36 AM

Well that's ONE way to build a list...

What a piss clam.

BrianMcLeod · 09-01-2009, 10:44 AM

"...agents also noted a special container Stempnik had mysteriously labeled, "Jeffels". Inside, Stempnik had 4,362 #10 envelopes, each hand-addressed in blue ink. Postal inspectors were said to be investigating the "Jeffels" connection but felt that it was likely a Gary Halbert devotee and nothing to be concerned about."

"In other news, direct mail marketers have seen an unexplained and sudden spike in sales conversions from promotions mailed months ago..."

Bill Jeffels · 09-01-2009, 11:02 AM

Nice post.

People need to realize... if your doing a Direct Mail campaign for example... the stamps on those letters are essentially... money... paper and glue money.

There was a Direct Marketer years ago that tested small and got a great response.

He proceeded to do a huge roll out... 800,000 pieces. You know what is response rate was... Zero... none.

Why? Becasue every single envelope was in the dumpster behind the post office. Here's an idea. If your doing a huge roll out.

Pay someone $30- $40 bucks an hour... fill them full of redbull... what ever it takes. Have this person watch the postal employees from the parking lot and observe what's going on with your letters

Hell, you just dropped several hundred thousand dollars doing this roll out...fill some kid full of red bull and pixxy sticks... and have him eagle eye your letters for a day.

People need to get their head out of their ass and think about how things work... it's no surprise S*** like this happens. It's been going on for years.

Take care,

Bill Jeffels

Bill Jeffels · 09-01-2009, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianMcLeod

"...agents also noted a special container Stempnik had mysteriously labeled, "Jeffels". Inside, Stempnik had 4,362 #10 envelopes, each hand-addressed in blue ink. Postal inspectors were said to be investigating the "Jeffels" connection but felt that it was likely a Gary Halbert devotee and nothing to be concerned about."

"In other news, direct mail marketers have seen an unexplained and sudden spike in sales conversions from promotions mailed months ago..."

LOl! Sweet.

Bill.

Raydal · 09-01-2009, 11:16 AM

And all of those letters were not even SPAM.

And you thought that direct mailers didn't have to worry about
delivery rate!

-Ray Edwards

Kay King · 09-01-2009, 11:33 AM

Wow - "The check is in the mail" WAS a real excuse!

green1 · 09-01-2009, 03:10 PM

"It was neatly stacked in his house," Nowlin said. "That's unacceptable..."

Neatly stacked mail?!! ... why, that's unAmerican!

09-01-2009, 10:36 AM	#2
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09-01-2009, 11:02 AM	#4
Bill Jeffels Copywriter / Marketer War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 348 Thanks: 110 Thanked 81 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Postal carrier hoards 20,000 pieces of mail Nice post. People need to realize... if your doing a Direct Mail campaign for example... the stamps on those letters are essentially... money... paper and glue money. There was a Direct Marketer years ago that tested small and got a great response. He proceeded to do a huge roll out... 800,000 pieces. You know what is response rate was... Zero... none. Why? Becasue every single envelope was in the dumpster behind the post office. Here's an idea. If your doing a huge roll out. Pay someone $30- $40 bucks an hour... fill them full of redbull... what ever it takes. Have this person watch the postal employees from the parking lot and observe what's going on with your letters Hell, you just dropped several hundred thousand dollars doing this roll out...fill some kid full of red bull and pixxy sticks... and have him eagle eye your letters for a day. People need to get their head out of their ass and think about how things work... it's no surprise S*** like this happens. It's been going on for years. Take care, Bill Jeffels
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09-01-2009, 10:32 AM	#1
rygone Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Postal carrier hoards 20,000 pieces of mail Monday, August 31, 2009 Warren postal carrier accused of hoarding 20,000 pieces of mail Paul Egan / The Detroit News Warren -- Postal officials investigated a letter carrier suspected of shirking his duties and found more than 20,000 pieces of undelivered mail in his home, according to documents filed today in federal court. James W. Stempnik Jr., 37, of Clinton Township is charged with stealing mail, a five-year felony. "I have no comment," said Stempnik, who has yet to appear in court. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General began investigating Stempnik on Aug. 7 after it received an anonymous tip from an employee who saw Stempnik put a tub of mail in his personal car, according to federal court documents. The Warren post office had received complaints about undelivered mail along Stempnik's route in the 48091 ZIP code, according to an affidavit attached to a criminal complaint filed against Stempnik. Investigators began to watch Stempnik and observed him putting more mail in his car, the affidavit said. Later, investigators seized trays of mail found in Stempnik's kitchen and garage. In all, they found 20,200 pieces of mail, including 8,820 pieces of first-class mail. "While being sorted, agents found mail dating back to August of 2008," the affidavit said. "Included in the mail were U.S. Treasury checks, Social Security checks (and) utility bills, as well as court documents." The mail has been delivered or is being delivered, officials said. Breck Nowlin, deputy special agent in charge of the postal service's Office of Inspector General in Detroit, said Stempnik has not explained why he was hoarding the mail and there were no signs that he had opened any of it. "It was neatly stacked in his house," Nowlin said. "That's unacceptable, what he did. He violated the trust of the postal service and its customers." In January, former Howell letter carrier Jill Mary Hull pleaded guilty to storing close to 10,000 pieces of undelivered mail in a rented storage locker, rather than delivering it.

09-01-2009, 03:10 PM	#8
green1 Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 37 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Postal carrier hoards 20,000 pieces of mail "It was neatly stacked in his house," Nowlin said. "That's unacceptable..." Neatly stacked mail?!! ... why, that's unAmerican!