Ex-CFO Avoids Jail Time For $833K Theft From Jersey Shore Tech Firm: Prosecutor Ex-CFO Avoids Jail Time For $833K Theft From Jersey Shore Tech Firm: Prosecutor
Ex-cfo Avoids Jail Time For $833K Theft From Jersey Shore Tech Firm: Prosecutor An ex-chief financial officer and CPA has avoided jail time in the Monmouth County lockup while paying more than $800,000 in restitution to his former employer, authorities said. Scott Lifshitz, 60, of Brick Township, had previously been CFO of a Matawan-based financial services technology company, they said. Lifshitz was sentenced to two years’ probation on Friday, May 12 after he pleaded guilty to stealing from his employer, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. Lifshitz was sentenced by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill Grace O’Malley. &nb…
Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds
Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds A former top cop in Maryland will spend more than a year with some of the people he helped locked up after attempting to dupe federal investigators amid an ongoing tax evasion scheme. Edward Scott Finn, 48, of Dunkirk, a former lieutenant with the Prince George’s County Police Department, was sentenced on Monday, May 15, to 16 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release for a tax evasion charge, according to officials. At the time he working with the department - between December 1995 and April 2021 - Finn also owned and operated Edward Finn Inc., a private compan…
'Skimming' Devices Found On Montco ATMs, Police Warn 'Skimming' Devices Found On Montco ATMs, Police Warn
'Skimming' Devices Found On Montco ATMs, Police Warn Authorities in Montgomery County have discovered "skimming devices" attached to ATMs in at least three locations, and are warning area residents to keep vigilant.  Norristown police announced finding the first devices late Monday, March 6. The "skimmers" were affixed to ATMs at a pair of 7-Elevens, at 708 East Johnson Highway and 1335 Sandy Hill Road, the department said.  "The devices were located internally and included a small camera above the keypad to capture the pin as it is entered by the user," police explained.  Just a few hours later, their colleagues in Conshohock…
$65M Ponzi Scheme: Former NY Hedge Fund Manager Admits To Lending Fraud $65M Ponzi Scheme: Former NY Hedge Fund Manager Admits To Lending Fraud
$65M Ponzi Scheme: Former NY Hedge Fund Manager Admits To Lending Fraud A former bond trader and hedge fund manager in New York could spend decades in federal prison for defrauding his friends and lending institutions out of over $65 million. Nassau County resident Jeffrey Parket, age 59, of Great Neck, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bank fraud in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday, Feb. 15. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District, Parket swindled his victims out of millions of dollars between 2016 and December 2021 by lying about his financial condition and pledging fake collateral in order to obtain short-term loans. He claime…
PA Man Stole $867K From South Jersey Employer, Spent It On Sports Gambling, Cars: Prosecutor PA Man Stole $867K From South Jersey Employer, Spent It On Sports Gambling, Cars: Prosecutor
PA Man Stole $867K From South Jersey Employer, Spent It On Sports Gambling, Cars: Prosecutor A Bucks County, PA, man has been charged with stealing more than $866,000 from his Willingboro-based employer, authorities said. Brian Myslinski, 31, of Levittown, PA, surrendered Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Prosecutor’s Office in Mount Holly, said Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. The investigation revealed that Myslinski used more than $120,000 of the proceeds from the illegal sales to cover sports gambling debts, and also spent $50,000 on a 1974 Dodge Charger classic car, $20,000 on another vehicle, funded a vacation to Jamaica, and bought Gucci and Louis Vuitton han…
NY Woman Stole Over $1M From Elderly Man To Pay Off Boyfriend’s Debts, Police Say NY Woman Stole Over $1M From Elderly Man To Pay Off Boyfriend’s Debts, Police Say
NY Woman Stole Over $1M From Elderly Man To Pay Off Boyfriend’s Debts, Police Say A New York woman is accused of stealing more than $1 million from an elderly man who entrusted her with his finances. Fulton County resident Gladys Griffith, age 49, of Perth, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 6, following an investigation by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. The first signs of potential wrongdoing surfaced in July 2022, when deputies were asked to do a welfare check on the victim following several suspicious transfers and withdrawals from his bank account, police said. That triggered a joint investigation consisting of several agencies, including the sheriff’s office, New Yo…
Woman Accused Of Stealing From Her Care Recipient In Hudson Valley Woman Accused Of Stealing From Her Care Recipient In Hudson Valley
Woman Accused Of Stealing From Her Care Recipient In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley woman was nabbed for alleged identity theft of the person she care for after her financial institution tipped off police. Dutchess County resident Brandy Lee, age 35, of Hyde Park, was arrested on Tuesday, June 28, by the New York State Police in conjunction with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Following a tip from a financial institution investigation in conjunction with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office determined Lee, while employed as the victim’s caretaker, impersonated and stole from the victim for her own financial gain, said Trooper…
Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices On Long Island Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices On Long Island
Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices On Long Island Authorities are alerting Long Islanders after locating a number of ATM skimming devices in the area. The City of Long Beach New York Police Department in Nassau County reported on Tuesday, April 5, that police were alerted to multiple devices over the past few months. The phony card reading devices look like real card readers and allow people to capture financial information from an individual's card. Police said the easiest way to detect a skimming device is to pull on the area where you swipe the card. If the area is loose, people should be suspicious and report the suspected skimming d…
Long Island Woman Indicted For Theft Of Almost $750K, DA Says Long Island Woman Indicted For Theft Of Almost $750K, DA Says
Long Island Woman Indicted For Theft Of Almost $750K, DA Says A woman on Long Island is facing charges for allegedly stealing nearly $750,000 through her employer, which had been entrusted with her victim’s finances, authorities announced. Nassau County resident Elizabeth Reilly, age 48, of New Hyde Park, was arraigned on Wednesday, April 6 on charges she allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a 91-year-old woman who entrusted her finances to her employer, a Floral Park attorney. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said that Reilly’s employer had a verbal agreement with the victim that he would handle her finances as she began…
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing $165K In Investment Scam, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing $165K In Investment Scam, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing $165K In Investment Scam, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing more than $165,000 from investors while working for an investment company. Dutchess County resident Todd Sims, age 49, of LaGrange, was arrested on Tuesday, March 29, by New York State Police in collaboration with the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office. An investigation determined Sims stole more than $165,000 using an investment company business under the name of Horizon Holdings NY, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Additionally, Sims was previously arrested in October of 2021 for grand larceny relative to a simi…
Fraudster Put Her Own Email Address On $100K Loan In Victim's Name: Wayne PD Fraudster Put Her Own Email Address On $100K Loan In Victim's Name: Wayne PD
Fraudster Put Her Own Email Address On $100K Loan In Victim's Name: Wayne PD A 47-year-old Wayne woman was arrested for opening $100,000 in loans under someone else's name after she put her own personal contact information on the account, authorities announced. Cherie Elliott used used her own email address, phone number and physical address on the six loans she took out under the victim's name last April, Wayne Police Det. Capt. Dan Daly said. The victim came to police last June when she noticed her credit score suddenly dropped, Daly said. She was told by a financial institution that loans were opened using her personal information -- but had the email a…
Former Hempstead Official Sentenced For Scamming Lender, Stealing $59K, DA Says Former Hempstead Official Sentenced For Scamming Lender, Stealing $59K, DA Says
Former Hempstead Official Sentenced For Scamming Lender, Stealing $59K, DA Says A former Long Island public official was sentenced for stealing $59,000 and scamming a commercial lender into granting him more than $1 million in loans. John Novello, the former deputy commissioner for the Town of Hempstead Buildings Department, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 30, to five years of probation, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced. The 53-year-old Hewlett Harbor man also paid $41,000 in restitution to the Nassau County Republican Committee. Novello pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree grand larceny on Friday, July 23. “As public o…