FBI launches DeJoy investigation

 

The FBI has launched an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his business’s campaign contributions.1 The Postmaster General is being pummeled by allegations of campaign finance fraud. Meanwhile, the mail service is continuing to deteriorate, with more than 20 percent of deliveries showing up late.2 The Board of Governors for the U.S. Postal Service should remove DeJoy immediately—but President Biden needs to replace a Trump appointee whose term has recently expired in order to get a majority to fire DeJoy.3 Demand Progress is pressuring the White House and the Senate to act right away so the board can give DeJoy the boot. Workers at Dejoy’s former company, New Breed Logistics, have gone public with claims that they were pressured by DeJoy to attend political fundraisers and donate to Republican candidates, and then were paid back through bonuses—allowing DeJoy to funnel much more money than is allowed by an individual to those candidates.4 Before taking over at the U.S. Postal Service, DeJoy was known as a prominent GOP fundraiser who bought in wholeheartedly to Trump’s policies, donating more than $1.1 million of his own money to the GOP war chest.5 Now it seems that he used his company to donate quite a bit more. It was clear that DeJoy was nominated as Postmaster General by Trump because he could slow the mail to stymie absentee ballots, but he has a longer-term plan to destroy the post office entirely. In March 2021, he submitted a 10-year proposal to worsen the post office by lengthening delivery times and cutting service hours, in what the Washington Post called the “largest rollback of customer mail services in a generation.”6 This rollback would make the USPS incredibly vulnerable to private competition. There is no way that DeJoy should be in his position, but the Board of Governors doesn’t have the majority needed to fire him. We need to make sure that Biden replaces a Trump appointee whose term has expired, and we must keep the heat on the board and demand that it replace DeJoy. Demand Progress is not letting up the pressure on the Senate and the Board of Governors to fire Louis DeJoy. Will you donate to help save the post office? Thanks for standing with us. Robert Cruickshank, Demand Progress Sources: 1. The Washington Post, "FBI investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in connection with past political fundraising," June 3, 2021 2. CBS News, " On-time delivery plunges at U.S. Postal Service, with 1 in 5 pieces of mail arriving late," May 10, 2020 3. ABC News, "Biden's USPS board nominees aren't likely to oust embattled postmaster DeJoy, insiders say," April 22, 2021 4. The Hill, " FBI investigating political fundraising of former employees of Postmaster General DeJoy," June 3, 2021 5. The Washington Post, "FBI investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in connection with past political fundraising," June 3, 2021 6. The San Diego Tribune, "USPS chief DeJoy said to cut post office hours, lengthen delivery times in 10-year-plan," March 23, 2021 PAID FOR BY DEMAND PROGRESS (DemandProgress.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Facebook or Twitter.