A Brooklyn postal worker on Monday was indicted for allegedly stealing more than $25,000 in rent payments by cashing in altered money orders.
Sean Campbell, 36, of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, was charged with two counts of third-degree grand larceny, 35 counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, 10 counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, petit larceny and fifth-degree conspiracy alongside defendent Bianca Graham, 30, of Astoria, Queens, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
Between August 2024 and August 2025, Graham, while employed at the Blythebourne Post Office in Borough Park, allegedly stole envelopes addressed to property management companies that contained money orders sent by tenants to pay rent.
The defendants allegedly altered the money orders so they could be cashed, the DA said. In some instances, they allegedly removed the original payee’s name and replaced it with Campbell’s or the name of another person. In others, they allegedly added Campbell’s name alongside the intended recipient. Campbell then allegedly cashed the altered money orders at various Brooklyn post offices or deposited them into bank accounts, according to prosecutors.
The scheme allegedly affected 13 victims and resulted in losses totaling $25,191.48.
“Rent is often a household’s largest monthly expense, and tenants who mail money orders to pay for their homes are entitled to believe those payments will arrive safely," Gonzalez said in a statement. "As alleged, these defendants exploited that trust, stole payments meant for landlords and property managers, and converted them for their own benefit."
