While the Postal Inspection Service has remained quiet on why it carried out the raid in concert with theThe United States Postal Service’s inspection division investigates crimes using the nation’s mail system. The postal inspectors are federal law enforcement officers who carry firearms, make arrests, executive federal search warrants, and serve subpoenas.
Johnson said Juarez gave him $31,200 for the order and also gave him three checks to give to the USPS.Since then, with interest, he has been saddled with a $60,000 bill from the USPS. Renia Webb, Thao’s former chief of staff who worked on her mayoral campaign, told CBS News that Andrew Duong, whose family owns California Waste Solutions, a recycling company that has a lucrative contract with the city, paid Juarez to go after Thao’s rivals.
In addition to raiding Thao’s home, the FBI and USPS secured warrants to search the homes of Duong and his father, David, the president of California Waste Solutions. Multiple members of the Duong family led a third raid at offices shared by the company and the Vietnamese American Business Association.