According to reports, a Brooklyn postal worker and her boyfriend were arrested after allegedly stealing $3 million in money orders.
Jaleesa Wallace, 30, is accused of stealing 10,000 blank money orders, in addition to dozens of other people's unemployment benefits cards.
"As alleged, the defendant, a trusted public servant, pilfered thousands of postal money orders from the Postal Service and had in her possession Department of Labor unemployment benefit cards, giving her and her co-conspirator access to more than $3 million in cash," Acting United States Attorney Jacquelyn Kasulis said. "This Office will vigorously prosecute government employees who exploit their positions for personal gain and abuse the public trust."
Wallace's plan was foiled after a station manager at the Utica Avenue post office in Brooklyn alerted federal authorities that the 10,000 blank money orders were never entered into the system. Court docs reveal "300 of the stolen orders, $1,200 in cash and 21 credit cards not in his name, including prepaid debit cards for unemployment benefits,
Source: nydailynews.com
