Employee Uses Company Credit Card To Make $12K In Fraudulent Purchases In Hudson Valley: Police

A man faces a grand larceny charge after allegedly using his former employer's company credit card to make tens of thousands of dollars worth of unauthorized purchases in the Hudson Valley, police said.

A Hyde Park man faces a grand larceny charge after using his former employer's company credit card to make unauthorized purchases, authorities said.
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Ben Crnic

04/18/2024 9:30 a.m.

Dutchess County resident Joshua Queen of Hyde Park, age 42, was arrested by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, April 10 on charges connected to his alleged unauthorized use of a company credit card belonging to his former Philipstown-based employer, the Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, April 16.

According to authorities, in July 2023, a Putnam Sheriff's deputy responded to the Philipstown business, which was not named, after it reported the theft. After several interviews and forensic analysis, it was eventually determined that Queen had made over $12,000 in unauthorized purchases using the credit card over a two-month period in early 2023 before being fired, the Sheriff's Office said.

After Queen turned himself in, he was charged with third-degree grand larceny and arraigned in the Town of Philipstown Justice Court. Because of his previous felony convictions, he was then taken to the Putnam County Correctional Facility for a bail hearing, according to authorities.

On Wednesday, April 11, Queen was then arraigned in Putnam County Court and released on his own recognizance on the condition that he report to probation.

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