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.