Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has claimed the United States Postal Service workers have opened her campaign mail stealing upwards of $20,000 in donor checks, which may also lead to the potential of identity theft and fraud.

Stefanik is the House Republican Conference Chair and recently made the shocking claim in a letter to the U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

The congresswoman’s office provided photographic evidence of letters received being tore open and checks ripped.

In a statement from Stefanik’s lawyer, Michael Toner, he said “We are writing you on behalf of our clients, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and her campaign committee, Elise for Congress, concerning the repeated, targeted theft of campaign contributions from packages sent through the United States Postal Service (“USPS”).”

“On four separate occasions between June 2022 and November 2022, packages sent by Elise for Congress containing campaign contributions were ripped open and the contents stolen while in the custody of USPS or its contractors,” he said.

According to Toner, many of the thefts were discovered in Memphis in one week and the “evidence indicates that Elise for Congress’s packages were plundered by a USPS employee or contractor while the packages were in transit.”

“These repeated security failures by USPS have not only resulted in the loss of nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions, but also—and more alarmingly—have exposed hundreds of Congresswoman Stefanik’s campaign supporters to potential identity theft or financial fraud.”

At this time it still remains unclear if any stolen checks have tried to be cashed.

The USPS Office of the Inspector General is investigating the theft but according to Stefanik, she is extremely disappointed and frustrated by the lack of communication.