A former US Postal Service inspector is facing 45 federal counts for allegedly stealing more than $330,000 from parcels and spending the cash on escorts, home renovations , and cruises, authorities said.

Scott Kelley, 51, of Pembroke, made his initial appearance Friday in US District Court in Boston, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on $25,000 bond, records show. A lawyer for Kelley declined to comment.

Prosecutors said Kelley is charged with five counts each of wire fraud, mail fraud, mail theft by a postal officer, and filing false tax returns; 23 counts of money laundering; and one count each of stealing government money and structuring to evade reporting requirements.

Kelley allegedly took advantage of an agency initiative in which inspectors intercept

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