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$3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned NY Business $3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned NY Business
$3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned NY Business A senior member of a family-owned company has admitted to embezzling more than $3.4 million from the business over five years. According to court filings released on Thursday, Oct. 10, John Hickey, age 34, created false invoices that appeared to be from entities with which the Northern Westchester-based corporations did business from February 2018 to November 2023. The company, located in Armonk, manufactured flame retardant fabrics. Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Hickey then forged signatures that supposedly approved payment of those invo…

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Ex-Leader Admits To Stealing $76K From Long Island Children's Soccer Club Ex-Leader Admits To Stealing $76K From Long Island Children's Soccer Club
Ex-Leader Admits To Stealing $76K From Long Island Children's Soccer Club A man who helped run a Long Island soccer club for children admitted in court that he embezzled more than $76,000 from the group to use on personal expenses, the authorities said.  Matthew Dickson, age 44, of Dix Hills, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 6, to a single count of petit larceny, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  As part of his plea deal, Dickson must repay $76,237 to the soccer club, write a letter of apology to the board of directors, serve three years probation, and complete 400 hours of community service, the prosecutor said.  Dickson served …

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by Josh Lanier