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Duo Stole $300K From Union City Business: Prosecutor

Two North Bergen residents were arrested and charged with stealing more than $300,000 from a Union City business, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced. 

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Angelica Morales Fuentes, 30, accessed the payroll system of a staffing company and created multiple fictitious employee accounts, diverting the wages into a joint account she shared with Hector Ortiz, 39. The duo stole $349,000 from the business between August 2019 and November 2022, Suarez said.

They were charged with theft by deception and conspiracy, Suarez said. Morales Fuentes was additional charged with computer criminal activity. They were released on a summons, Suarez said.

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