Marcia Joseph, an executive at Goodwill in Brooklyn (NYC), was charged on suspicion of creating a fake company to embezzle more than $2.3 million from that nonprofit organization.
Joseph, 57, used his ill-gotten money to pay your mortgage and car, remodel your home, receive spa treatments, and purchase luxury itemsaccording to federal prosecutors.
“Money that should have been used to support those with work and educational needs was used to pay the defendant’s personal expenses.”
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The Baldwin, Long Island, resident was arrested Wednesday on charges of electronic fraud and prosecuted in Brooklyn Federal Court. She was released on $50,000 bail.
According to the federal complaint, Joseph worked at that nonprofit organization that “receives funding from various sources, including the federal government, New York State, and the City of New York.” Although court documents did not identify her, sources familiar with the case confirmed that it was Goodwill, he said. Daily News.
Joseph started working there in 1996 and was promoted to senior tax official about a decade ago, according to the feds. For several years he funneled cash to a company called “Prestige Business Services.” which allegedly provided job search services to other companies on behalf of the nonprofit organization.
“Prestige didn’t actually do any work. “It was created and used by Joseph for the sole purpose of embezzling approximately $2,339,700 from (the non-profit organization),” according to the criminal complaint.
“As alleged, Joseph “He filled his pockets with millions of dollars he stole from a charity,” He said fiscal federal Breon Peace it’s a statement. “Money that should have been used to support those with employment and educational needs was used to pay the defendant’s personal expenses.”
His attorney, Kyla Wells, declined to comment. “Marcia Joseph was a trusted employee who defrauded and victimized Goodwill,” the nonprofit said in a statement. “Goodwill NY/NJ proactively informed our government partners and further strengthened and improved our protocols to prevent this type of conduct in the future.”
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
2023-10-13 17:50:59
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