A Manhattan Criminal Court employee has been accused of pocketing more than $163,000 in money orders and cashier's checks over a two-year period that were intended to pay Summons Court fines, according to a statement from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

Carlos Sanchez, 36, who worked as a senior court office assistant, has been charged with second-degree grand larceny, 35 counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and 10 counts of first-degree falsifying business records.

Sanchez was tasked with opening and sorting payments for summons fines for low-level offenses like public urination and for corporate fines such as building code violations.

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