A probe into the post-office department revealed the malodorous " star route frauds" —the deliberate overpayment of certain mail carriers whose lines were indicated in the official record by asterisks or stars.

对邮局部门的调查揭示了臭名昭著的“明星航线欺诈”——故意向某些邮递员多付钱，这些邮递员的线路在官方记录中用星号或星号表示。