Former Postal Employee Sentenced To 13 Months In Prison For Fraud In Connection With Unemployment Insurance Benefits
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A press release dated September 21, 2022 from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announcing that Khaori Monroe, 29, of Newark, a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits. Monroe had pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of wire fraud, and Judge Julien X. Neals imposed the sentence by videoconference on Sept. 20, 2022. According to the release, from July 2020 through October 2020 Monroe and others stole credit/debit cards containing unemployment insurance benefits from a location in New Jersey, activated them and obtained more than $40,000. The sentence adds two years of supervised release, restitution of $53,321.05 and forfeiture of $24,924.16.
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Press Release Former Postal Employee Sentenced To 13 Months In Prison For Fraud In Connection With Unemployment Insurance Benefits Wednesday, September 21, 2022 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey NEWARK, N.J. – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced to 13 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Khaori Monroe, 29, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. Judge Neals imposed the sentence by videoconference on Sept. 20, 2022. According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court: Monroe was employed as a mail carrier with the USPS. From July 2020 through October 2020, Monroe and others stole credit/debit cards containing unemployment insurance benefits from a location in New Jersey. Monroe and others then activated the cards and used the cards to obtain more than $40,000. In addition to the prison term, Judge Neals sentenced Monroe to two years of supervised release and ordered him to pay restitution in the amount of $53,321.05 and forfeiture in the amount of $24,924.16. U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Mellone in Manhattan; and postal inspectors of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Newark, under the direction of Acting Inspector in Charge Raimundo Marrero, Philadelphia Division, with the investigation leading to the sentencing. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Kogan of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Cybercrime Unit in Newark. Defense counsel: Khari O. Moore Esq., Newark, New Jersey Updated September 21, 2022 Topic Public Corruption Component USAO - New Jersey Press Release Number: 22-346 Related Content Press Release Former Hudson County Parks Department Director Admits to Participating in a Bribe and Kickback Scheme Former Hudson County Parks Department Director Russell Fallacara (Fallacara) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. July 8, 2026 Press Release Newark Real Estate Developer Charged for Bribing City Of Newark Employees and Unauthorized Sale of I.D. Cards with Homeland Security Insignia A real estate developer was charged yesterday for his role in a scheme to bribe Newark, New Jersey employees and for conspiring to sell law enforcement identification cards embossed with... June 18, 2026 Press Release Former Hillsborough Township School District Business Administrator and Co-Worker Indicted in Kickback Scheme A federal grand jury returned an Indictment on Friday charging the former Business Administrator of the Hillsborough Township School District (“HTSD”) in connection with an overtime fraud and kickback scheme. June 3, 2026
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