The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the federal law enforcement branch of the U.S. Postal Service®, with primary jurisdiction in all matters infringing on the integrity of the U.S. Mail. The mission of the Postal Inspection Service is to protect the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, and its customers from criminal attack, and protect the nation’s mail system from criminal misuse. The Postal Inspection Service has a long, proud, and successful history of fighting the criminals who attack our nation’s postal system and those who misuse it to defraud, endanger, or otherwise threaten the American public.