Postmaster General DeJoy Reportedly Reimbursed Employees After Bundling Donations

DeJoy’s changes sparked a political firestorm in August when the USPS warned 46 states that a slow-down in service could lead to mail-in ballots being delivered too late to be counted, with Democrats accusing him of acting as a partisan operative on Trump’s behalf.

Not helping DeJoy’s image is his status as a Republican mega donor who has contributed millions to Republicans up and down the ballot, including $1.2 million to Trump Victory Fund, the president’s joint fundraising committee with the RNC.

The Post report suggests his status as a bundler may have been built on illegal fundraising practices, with former employees of New Breed Logistics, DeJoy’s former business, alleging he “pressured” them to make political contributions to GOP candidates which were later “reimbursed” through bonuses.

The Post found a pattern of New Breed employees making uniform donations to candidates, often on the same day, with donations from employees dwindling after DeJoy’s departure in 2015 and one former employees telling the Post they “felt little choice” but to donate due to DeJoy’s “heavy-handed demeanor” and reputation for angering easily.

David Young, a longtime director of human resources at the company, told the Post that DeJoy “reciprocated by giving us big bonuses” that “exceeded expectations” and “covered the tax,” and another former employee said DeJoy would tell employees “I’ll get it back to you down the road,” while the Securities Exchange Commission reportedly scrutinized the firm’s bonus structure and demanded more information about it.

DeJoy spokesman Monty Hagler told the Post that DeJoy consulted a former Federal Election Commission general counsel to ensure that he “complied with any and all laws” and that DeJoy was “never notified” about employees feeling pressured, and several employees told the Post on the record they didn’t feel pressured and bonuses were “rigid and well-established.”