Mail fraud is a federal crime, isn't it? Yes, except if you're the U.S. Postal Service. Then you're free to engage in one of the most blatant cons around.
The Daily News' front-page headline yesterday, "First Class Ripoff," nailed what's going on. Our colleagues conducted 10 tests, sending letters by both priority and first-class mail to see which arrived faster. Eight of 10 times, the 42-cent first-class missives got to their destinations as fast as $4.95 envelopes with "Priority Mail" in superfast-looking typography.
At almost $5 a shot, the Post Office is making a killing on each delivery without guaranteeing speed. But customers do get the opportunity to buy insurance or tracking and what a spokesman called the "ooh factor."
There's a reason for this money grab: Thanks to e-mail - and a plummeting volume of deliveries, the Post Office is going broke. But that's no excuse for making it a priority to scam the public.
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