SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — A Brooklyn man who worked at the United States Postal Service in Suffolk County was arrested for stealing and depositing checks from the mail stream, the district attorney’s office announced Friday.
Dendrick Emery, 42, was arraigned on Thursday and is charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and official misconduct.
In September 2023, USPS’s Office of Inspector General launched a probe and was soon joined by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations.
“The Special Agents of the USPS OIG will vigorously investigate Postal Service employees who comprise their integrity for personal gain,” said Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi, of the USPS OIG. “This does not represent the work of the many trustworthy U.S. Postal Service employees who continue to do their job every day.”
The joint operation found that between Feb. 3 and May 4 of 2023 Emery stole four separate checks totaling $6,486.12 and remotely deposited them into his bank account while he was employed as a mailman.
“The reliability of the mail service is an important part of our quality of life, and I am dedicated to doing my part to protect it,” said District Attorney Ray Tierney.
Emery was arrested on Wednesday, and following his arraignment the next day, was released without bail. Prosecutors said that his charges are not bail eligible offenses under New York state law, meaning bail cannot be requested or granted.
He is due back in court on June 20 and is being represented by the county’s Legal Aid Society.
New York Special Agent in Charge Ivan J. Arvelo of HSI said that the arrest “is the result of law enforcement’s commitment to root out corruption and protect Long Islanders from criminal opportunists willing to jeopardize the public’s well-being for their own financial gain.”