Two former postal workers at the JFK International Service Center in Queens accused of stealing U.S. Treasury checks worth more $4 million and pawning them off for payments have been indicted on federal conspiracy and theft charges.
Authorities allege that over a roughly two-year period,
Kevaughn Wellington, 31, of Queens,
and Ky-Mani Straker, 24, of Orange, New Jersey, stole over 125 Treasury checks intended for persons living abroad who were due Social Security payments, COVID-19 stimulus payments and tax refunds. Straker also would forge signatures, deposit the stolen Treasury checks in a bank account and then withdraw the funds. Three other persons eventually also similarly took part in the plot.
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