Dendrick Emery, U.S. Postal Service employee, stole $6,500 in checks, Suffolk DA says

A U.S. Postal Service employee faces multiple charges after an investigation found he stole about $6,500 in checks from the mail and then remotely deposited the money into his bank account during his work shifts, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said.

Dendrick Emery, 42, of Brooklyn, was arraigned on Thursday on third-degree grand larceny, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, and official misconduct, prosecutors said.

An investigation by the USPS Office of Inspector General, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and Homeland Security Investigations found that between Feb. 3, 2023, and May 4, 2023, Emery, while employed as a mail handler, stole four separate checks from the mail stream totaling $6,486.12 and remotely deposited them into his personal bank account.

He worked at the Mid-Island Processing Facility in Melville and had been employed by USPS since 2021, a spokesperson for Tierney's office said. The spokesperson did not comment on if the money had been returned to their senders.

Emery was arrested by investigators on Wednesday.

At an arraignment Thursday in Suffolk First District Court, Emery pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognizance, according to online records. He is due back in court June 20.

“Today’s arrest of a U.S. Postal Service employee 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 wellbeing for their own financial gain,” said Homeland Security Investigations New York Special Agent in Charge Ivan J. Arvelo.