Director Stole $175K From Waretown Senior Community: Cops

WARETOWN, NJ — The former lifestyle director of a Waretown senior community stole more than $175,000 meant for the community, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and the Ocean Township Police Department said.

Alicia K. Campbell, 35, of Mays Landing, was charged with theft, financial facilitation, forgery, falsifying records, and credit card fraud, all in connection with her former role at Greenbriar Oceanaire Community & Golf Course, a gated senior community in Waretown (Ocean Township).

Additionally, her former coworker, 25-year-old Barnegat resident Evan Garaizar was charged with forgery for his role in Campbell's fraudulent activities, officials said.

As lifestyle director, Campbell was responsible for providing entertainment, planning events and purchasing items for the senior community, officials said.

Between January 2019 and January 2022, Campbell used more than $81,000 of the association's funds to buy items for her own personal benefit, officials said.

She also used Venmo to send money to third parties from the association's accounts, only to have that money immediately sent back to her and deposited into her personal bank account, exceeding $94,000, officials said.

The total theft of the association's funds by Campbell exceeds $175,000, officials said.

To disguise the theft, Campbell had Garaizar produce fraudulent receipts pretending to be legitimate purchases for the association, officials said.

In exchange, Campbell paid Garaizar $1,900, according to officials.

Campbell turned herself in on March 28, and Garaizar turned himself in on March 31, police said.

Both were served their charges via a summons pending a future first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court, officials said.