Overview

• Scott Kelley, 51, was charged in Boston with wire and mail fraud, mail theft by a postal officer, theft of government money, money laundering, structuring, and filing false tax returns.
• The indictment alleges he directed postal employees to send him flagged parcels and requested about 1,950 packages for interception between 2019 and 2023.
• Seven identified victims were mostly seniors with an average age of 75, and they mailed between $1,400 and $19,100 each after being duped by a sweepstakes scheme.
• Prosecutors say he laundered nearly $340,000 by buying postal money orders while concealing purchaser and payee details and by making more than 60 deposits across four accounts at two banks.
• Charging documents allege he spent the cash on home improvements, a Caribbean cruise, and $15,400 for escorts, and that he stole $7,000 from an evidence locker using another inspector’s key.