Boston – Authorities have detained and indicted a now former U.S. Postal Inspector accused of pilfering more than $330,000 from mail sent by senior citizens who fell victim to scams. He is also charged with laundering the funds and neglecting to disclose them to the IRS.
Prosecutors claim he spent the ill-gotten money on items such as a backyard pool deck with illumination, a stone bar top outside, vacation costs for a trip to the Caribbean, and services from companions. Additionally, he reportedly took money from a secure evidence storage and shifted responsibility to a subordinate.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Scott Kelley, 51, from Pembroke, Massachusetts, faces a 45-count federal indictment issued by a grand jury in Boston. The counts include five for wire fraud, five for mail fraud, five for theft of mail by a postal employee, one for stealing government funds, 23 for money laundering, one for evading financial reporting through structuring, and five for submitting inaccurate tax filings. Kelley is slated to appear initially in Boston’s federal court later today…