BOSTON, MA – Friday — He was supposed to protect the mail, but federal prosecutors say he turned it into his personal piggy bank — stealing hundreds of thousands in cash from elderly scam victims and living it up on tropical cruises, luxury home upgrades, and escorts.

Scott Kelley, 51, of Pembroke, was hit with a sweeping 45-count federal indictment Friday, accused of intercepting nearly 2,000 packages suspected to contain scam-related payments from elderly Americans — then pocketing the money. Prosecutors say he funneled over $330,000 in stolen cash into personal luxuries including a granite-topped outdoor bar, pool patio lighting, and cruise trips — and even used some of the loot to pay for escorts.

Kelley, a former team leader of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Mail Fraud and Mai

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