At a time when the U.S. Postal Service is experiencing a massive financial crisis, it purchased a $1.2 million mansion in South Carolina to relocate an employee.

The employee, who applied for the new job — a mid-level manager position — qualified for the purchase under the Postal Service's relocation policy. It turns out this was just one of 14 homes costing $1 million or more that the Postal Service has purchased in the last two years.