Letter Carrier Paid $62,000 in Bogus Travel Expenses: Court

A letter carrier at the Capitol Heights post office pleaded guilty in federal court to submitting bogus expense claims for roughly $62,000 in mileage.

Leroy T. King, Jr., 54, of Bryans Road, MD, recently pleaded guilty to mail fraud in a scheme to fraudulently receive reimbursement for travel expenses for medical care related to an injury sustained on the job, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland.

According to his plea agreement, on Sept. 4, 2004 King was injured at work and received worker’s compensation until he returned to work in August 2008. King was eligible to be reimbursed for travel expenses to and from medical appointments that were related to the work injury.

From November 2009 to March 2015, King submitted vouchers to the Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs for an estimated 2,145 trips for medical care, prosecutors said. About 95 of those trips were actually for medical care received by King. He admitted that he didn’t receive medical care for the remaining 2,050 trips he claimed.

Authorities say King prepared and mailed numerous forms falsely certifying that he had driven round trip from his home to medical facilities for treatment. As a result, King was paid $62,424.75, for travel expenses to which he was not entitled.

King faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; his sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 30.