Owners Of Metuchen Bail Bond Agency Arrested

METUCHEN, NJ — Two men who own a Metuchen bail bond company were arrested last Friday and charged with money laundering and insurance fraud. The Middlesex County Prosectutor's Office announced the arrests Friday, Dec. 22 in a press release.

Larry D. Embry, 56, and Kelley E. Embry, 54, of Piscataway, who co-owned the Road Runner Bail Bonds LLC in Metuchen, were arrested Friday, December 12 and charged with trying to cover up the use of illegitimate monies as a bail source for a defendant charged with multiple drug and firearms offenses.

Road Runner Bail Bonds is located on Main Street in Metuchen.

In a separate complaint, the defendant, Jamie Monroe, 39, of East Brunswick, was charged with money laundering in the third degree. His girlfriend, Kimberly Morgenbesser, 25, of Jackson who arranged the fraudulent financial backing for the bond, has also been charged with money laundering, perjury, tampering with physical evidence, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

During the investigation, Middlesex County prosecutor say that on September 26, 2016 as a licensed insurance agent, Larry and Kelley Embry falsify certified the identity of the finances used to secure the release of Jamie Monroe in an attempt to cover up the use of monies derived from criminal activity.

The crimes occurred prior to the implementation of criminal justice reform.

Detective Michael A. Carullo of the Edison Police Department investigated the case into bail bond agency.

Larry Embry is charged with money laundering in the third degree, tampering with physical evidence in the fourth degree, perjury in the third degree, misconduct by a corporate official in the second degree, insurance fraud in the second degree, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud in the second degree, conspiracy to commit money laundering in the third degree, and conspiracy to commit misconduct by a corporate official in the second degree.

Kelley Embry has been charged with tampering with physical evidence in the fourth degree, misconduct of a corporate official in the second degree, conspiracy to commit misconduct of a corporate official in the second degree, insurance fraud in the second degree, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud in the second degree, and perjury in the fourth degree.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Michael A. Carullo of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400.

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