$350K Scam: Employee Steals Thousands From Long Island Hospitality Company, Police Say

A woman working for a Long Island hospitality company secretly transferred over $350,000 to herself during the span of two years, police said.

Nicole Simeona, age 43 of Freeport, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 6 for stealing over $350,000 total from her employer, using company credit cards, police said.
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police Department*

Sophie Grieser

09/10/2023 6:00 p.m.

On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Nassau County Police announced the arrest of 43-year-old Nicole Simeona on a grand larceny charge.

Simeona, a Freeport resident, is accused of stealing money using credit cards from her employer, Blue Sky Hospitality Solutions, which is located in Uniondale.

From February 2021 to February 2023, while working at the hotel management company’s accounts payable department, Simeona allegedly made nearly 77 fraudulent transactions totaling over $347,300.

Police said she also made two PayPal payments to herself, totaling approximately $7,995.

All of the fraudulent payments were transferred into a bank account that Simeona owned.

Simeona is charged with grand larceny.

She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment and is scheduled to appear again in court on Thursday, Sept. 14.

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