Posted on 08/31/2006 2:20:24 PM PDT by blam
Former Postal Official Denies Accusations
Thursday August 31, 2006 9:46 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The former head public affairs official of the U.S. Postal Service is denying charges made by the agency's inspector general alleging improper activities ranging from overspending to excessive drinking.
Azeezaly Jaffer left the agency June 30, declining at the time to discuss his reasons.
A Postal Inspection Service report dated June 19 includes accusations of Jaffer running up an excessive hotel bill at a three-day event in Washington, of bypassing the Postal Service travel agency in order to obtain travel promotional benefits, and spending extravagantly on meals and drinks.
The report also included allegations of excessive drinking, using crass language in mixed company and commenting on the appearance of female co-workers.
Jaffer sent a lengthy response denying the charges to the Postal Service dated Aug. 4.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Don't make those US postal employees mad now Guardian...
Excessive drinking? Hell! Most of Congress is guilty then !!!
I'll hijack this thread... the one in Plano, Texas (corner of Hedgecox and Coit) is the WORST post office in the world.
I've walked out of that place shaking my head wondering how they can get away with flying an American flag in front (to add more salt to the wound... this office was put into service by Willy Clinton... figures).
That's my soap box rant; please drive through!
In a counter suit the official accused the inspector general of being a penny pincher and a fatso.
We were just talking about this on another thread..David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam killer was also a postal worker. Like Johnny Carson would say; I did not know that. What the hell is the deal with these postal workers? How freggin` stressful can it be? "This letter doesn`t have a stamp! It doesn`t have a STAAAMP!!! YAAARGH!" (Howard Dean type scream)
I honestly think it's the glue. That unfortunately isn't sarcasm.
In the end Mr. Azeezaly Jaffer shared with us his plans to introduce a new poster to be hung at the doors of every US post office: No dogs, no guns, no Christians. "It's so easy for us to prevail," Mr. Jaffer added with a wink. "All it takes is that good men do nothing."
Why would a British newspaper care about a semi-scandal in the US Postal Service?
I swear I wondered the same thing. I also thought someone here would enlighten me as to why this is international news but, not yet.
Is there a bigger story here that we're not seeing?
That's why the Brits are interested in this one ~ Linn's is the dominant stamp collecting guide in the entire world, and when they're not attending the races at Ascot those old boys do collect stamps.
There are elements within the USPS who highly prize the revenues from stamps sold to collectors since they serve as a sort of "subsidy" to the classes of mail not being charged the highest levels of institutional contribution (overhead costs).
As far as the women being "bothered" or whatever that was about, one thing you can count on in USPS Headquarters is that you can get 2 or more females to serve as witness to a male speaking coarsely even if he didn't. Just get yourself plugged into one of these sexual harrassment cases on the right side and management (meaning Jack Potter and his lackeys) will almost invariably "buy off" the alleged victims with a 2 grade promotion.
Hmmm. Interesting, thanks.
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