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[Beneath The Spin]
(Part three of an investigative series)
The federal law is clear. 18 U.S.C. § 1001 reads as follows:
"Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully - (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent
statement or entry; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both."
If that is indeed the law of the land, then why did the postal service and the Office of Inspector General allow Station Manager Marci Luna to falsify Ms. Joann Snow's clock rings and insert three hour lunch breaks that she didn't take? Then, when it was reported to the OIG, instead of the appropriate action being taken against Ms. Luna, Special Agent Reid Robbins of the OIG interrogated Ms. Snow. He treated her like she was the criminal for allowing it to be reported (Who is the guy who reported this? How do you know him? Didn't you know that working without pay goes with the job?).
They placed so much work on this employee that by the time she was finally ready to close the station, she didn't have to because the morning tour was showing up for work. And instead of going home, she checked into a motel across the street from the post office.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mail_Moves_America
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Hidden involvement of the U.S. Postal Service in MMA
The United States Postal Service (U.S.P.S.) is barred by law from lobbying in its own interest, but in a March 19, 20008 article the Washington Post reported that the U.S.P.S. is "working closely with the Direct Marketing Association ... in its new campaign -- Mail Moves America -- which is designed to quash the Do Not Mail initiatives."[4]
Contact Details
MMA Headquarters is really the headquarters of the DMA:MMA Headquarters
1120 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-6700
Telephone: 212.768.7277
Fax: 212.302.6714
Email: PresidenATthe-dma.org (Replace the "AT" with and "@" sign.)
Web site: http://mailmovesamerica.org/
Related SourceWatch Articles
Excerpt:IP Moves the Mail
From SourceWatch
IP Moves the Mail is a Web site started by the International Paper Company to organize opposition to proposed legislation in the U.S. to reduce junk mail. International Paper, a multinational corporation with offices and headquarters around the world, stands to lose business if legislation is enacted to reduce the quantity of paper being used to create junk mail.IP Moves the Mail is a portal page that facilitates pro-junk mail activism. On the page, advocates are urged to communicate with legislators in states where "Do Not Mail" bills are under consideration, to oppose them. Such lists are similar to government-legislated "Do Not Call" lists that give telephone customers the ability to opt out of receiving telemarketing calls. IP Moves the Mail states, that Do Not Mail "legislation would cripple an enormously important sector of the economy."[1]
The IP Moves the Mail website states that "International Paper is a founding member of the Mail Moves America Coalition and is a leader in the effort to stop Do Not Mail legislation, which was introduced in 15 states in 2007. Through the efforts of coalition members and employee grassroots initiatives, the Do Not Mail legislation has not become law in any state."[1] Mail Moves America is a front group set up by the Direct Marketing Association to oppose Do Not Mail list legislation.
Contact Details
IP Moves the Mail Web site, operated by International Paper. In the U.S., International Paper's corporate public affairs division is located at 99 Washington AvenueSuite 400
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 465-5600, Ext 3103 Main Phone
Fax: (518) 465-5618
Article and Resources
IP Letter
- Teri Shanahan and Gerry Murphy, IP Letter to customers on IP Moves the Mail, International Paper, February 19, 2008.
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