What:

Postal officials and a local clergyman to recognize Jersey City letter carrier “Mark” (Macario) Panuil at a special ceremony for his honesty. Panuil found a wallet on his carrier route that contained $3,200 and returned it to the owner -- a local minister.

Who:

“Mark” Panuil – Letter Carrier, Jersey City NJ 
Reverend Dr. Rudolph Daniels Sr. – President, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Jersey City & retired Pastor of Claremont-Lafayette United Presbyterian Church
Steven Hernandez – District Manager, USPS Northern NJ District
Ed Quinn – Post Office Operations Manager, USPS Northern NJ District  
Kerry Wendt – Postmaster, Jersey City NJ
Marcus Lee – Manager Customer Service, Jersey City NJ
Ramute Spann – Supervisor Customer Service, Jersey City NJ
Postal co-workers at the Bergen South Post Office, Jersey City NJ

When:

9:00 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2012

Where:

Work floor
Bergen South Station Post Office
369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Jersey City, New Jersey 07305

Details:

Jersey City NJ Letter Carrier “Mark” Panuil personifies the old proverb: “honesty is the best policy.”  Panuil found a wallet on the sidewalk on January 22 while delivering mail on his carrier route in Jersey City.  The wallet contained $3,200. Panuil brought the wallet back to the Post Office and contacted the owner, a local clergyman.  The minister came to the Bergen South Post Office the next day to claim the wallet, express his appreciation, and offer Panuil a reward. The Jersey City Letter carrier refused the reward indicating he was just doing his job.