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$500K New Canaan Lunch Ladies Embezzlement Case Moves To Court
The two lunch ladies who allegedly embezzled nearly a half-million dollars from the New Canaan School District were in court on Tuesday, claiming their innocence and blaming the school district for being negligent.
Earlier this month, Stratford resident Joanne Pascarelli, 61, and sister Marie Wilson, 67, of Wilton, were arrested, following a lengthy investigation into an alleged scheme that net the two lunch ladies $478,588 over a five-year span. They have been out on released on $50,000 bail.
Each sister has been charged with larceny, defrauding a public community. On Tuesday, in Norwalk S…
Former Fairfield County Resident Admits Embezzling $326K From Employer
A former Fairfield County resident is facing up to two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $325,000 from her employer in Connecticut.
John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that current Purcellville, Virginia, resident Miriam Dubay, 65, formerly of Shelton, has waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in district court to one count of wire fraud related to her embezzlement of approximately $326,000 while working as a bookkeeper for a Fairfield County company.
Dubay was the bookkeeper for a small, family-owne…
Stamford Woman Admits To Embezzlement Scheme
A Stamford woman has agreed to pay more than a million dollars in restitution to her former employer after pleading guilty to a scheme that lasted more than four years where she embezzled more than $800,000 to PayPal and Venmo accounts.
Candace Rispoli, 31, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, stemming back to an embezzlement scheme that began in January 2012, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced.
Beginning in January 2012, and lasting through June 2016, Rispoli was an employee at Lodestone Management Consultants, which later became k…
Man Charged With Stealing More Than $900K from Employer, Family Member
A former Connecticut convict is facing 20 years in prison after allegedly stealing nearly $500,000 from his employer and then embezzling more than $450,000 from a family member in an attempt to pay back the money he allegedly initially stole.
John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Tuesday that Middletown resident Stephen Gionfriddo, 67, has been arrested and charged with wire fraud stemming from an alleged scheme in which he embezzled approximately $490,000 from his former employer, and then embezzled approximately $457,000 from a family member …
