A former U.S. postal investigator tasked with protecting elderly fraud victims allegedly stole more than $330,000 from the very people he was supposed to help, spending the money on escorts, pool renovations and vacations, Fox News reported.
Scott Kelley, 51, of Massachusetts, faces a 45-count indictment including wire fraud, mail fraud, mail theft and money laundering charges, the Justice Department announced Friday, according to Fox News. The former team leader of the Postal Inspection Service’s Mail Fraud Unit allegedly intercepted 1,950 packages between 2019 and 2023, the DOJ said.
Prosecutors say Kelley sent deceitful emails to postal workers, instructing them to intercept packages from victims of Jamaican lottery scams and forward them to him, according to the outlet. The scammers had convinced victims they needed to send money to claim fake lottery winnings.
Kelley allegedly spent $15,400 on escorts, sometimes during workdays, $30,188 on a swimming pool patio and lighting, and $4,300 on a Caribbean cruise, the outlet reported. He laundered the stolen cash through postal money orders and spread deposits across four bank accounts at two banks.
I lost trust in the usps years ago