Crime & Safety
Hicksville Woman Accused Of Stealing $339,958 From Company: NCPD
Police allege she paid off personal credit cards with checks from the Plainview firm.
PLAINVIEW, NY — The Nassau County Police Fraud and Forgery Unit has accused a Hicksville woman of stealing $339,958 from her employer over 18 months.
Elizabeth Stern, 52, of 23 Arpad St. was arrested Tuesday.
Police accused her of stealing from her former employer, Superior Air Condition & Heating Systems Inc. Detectives said that over an 18-month period, she paid off her personal credit cards with checks that were stolen from the victim for a total of $301,958. During that same time period, she also cashed checks totaling about $38,000.
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She was arrested at her residence without incident, police said.
Stern is charged with grand larceny, five counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, five counts of identity theft, five counts of unlawful possession of personal identifying information and falsifying business records.
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She was scheduled be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court, Hempstead.
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