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Jodi Scarlatos Stole $50K From Long Island PTA: Authorities
A Long Island PTA leader stole $50,000 from her elementary school organization, spending it on personal frivolity instead of school events, authorities said Wednesday, April 22.
Jodi Scarlatos, a 43-year-old Centereach woman, swiped the money while serving as treasurer of the Jericho Elementary School Parent Teacher Association, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Scarlatos landed the gig in July 2020 and held the job until September 2023, prosecutors said. During that time, she spent $50,000 of the PTA’s money on purchases for herself at restaurants, Best Buy, Ticketmaster,…
$6M Real Estate Fraud Lands Nassau County Attorney Up To 12 Years In Prison
A Long Island attorney who stole more than $6 million from clients in dozens of real estate deals could serve over a decade behind bars.
Daniel Boldi, 50, of Garden City, was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 26. It followed his guilty pleas to 13 counts of grand larceny and scheme to defraud.
Civil judgment orders totaling more than $6.2 million were also issued on behalf of 52 victims, including homeowners, real estate agents, lenders, and other entities who had trusted Boldi with escrow funds.
Boldi used his law firm, Boldi Law Group, P.C., to…
Ex-NJ Library Staffer Admits Embezzling $3.2M From Couple Who Trusted Him, Feds Say
A Passaic County man and former tech administrator at a Bergen County library admitted to embezzling more than $3.2 million from a local couple who had hired him as a part-time personal assistant, federal prosecutors said.
Charles Gallo, 34, of Hawthorne, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to one count of wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said Friday, May 2.
Gallo began working for the victims in 2018, helping manage their bills, banking, emails, and tech issues, court documents say. From March 2022 to March 2023, Gallo used his access to steal millions, including making ATM withdra…
Ex-Church Bookkeeper Embezzled $80K From Long Island Parish, DA Says
A woman who once handled the books at a Long Island church embezzled nearly $80,000 from the parish, prosecutors alleged.
Stacey Hirsch, 48, formerly of Centereach and now living in Saint Lucie, Florida, was arraigned on grand larceny charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, May 2, after being extradited from Florida.
Hirsch served as the bookkeeper for Hope Lutheran Church on Dare Road in Selden, according to her Facebook profile. Between June 2022 and May 2023, she wrote unauthorized checks to herself and her husband from the church’s account — then used the money to pay off credi…
Floral Park Attorney Blew $1.2M On Strip Clubs, Luxury Hotels Using Stolen Client Funds: DA
A Long Island real estate attorney is accused of stealing more than $1.2 million in client funds that instead went toward luxury hotels, restaurants, and strip clubs, prosecutors said.
Terrance Dougherty, 36, of Oyster Bay, was arraigned on fraud and related charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, April 30, stemming from a case that District Attorney Anne Donnelly decried as a “disgraceful abuse of trust.”
Between March 2021 and November 2024, Dougherty embezzled escrow funds from at least 20 victims while operating a law office on Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park, prosecutors alleged. …
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 …
