What do I do if someone withholds my mail?
What do I do if someone withholds my mail? Report suspected mail losses to Postal Inspectors by calling 877-876-2455 or at www.uspis.gov. Keep Registered Mail separate from other mail. Is it a crime to hold someone's mail? Yes. It is a federal crime to open or destroy mail that is not intended for you. The law provides that you can not "destroy, hide, open, or embezzle" mail that is not addressed to you. If you intentionally open or destroy someone else's mail, you are committing obstruction of correspondence, which is a felony. What is considered mail tampering? Definition of Tampering...