Glenn Jakers was accused of stealing $1.4 million from the clothing business he worked for, money he allegedly used to finance a bar that closed last year in Staten Island (NYC) and live a life of luxury with Apple products. , Gucci and Louis Vuitton, prosecutors said.
The co-owner of the bar “The GOAT” closed last year was allegedly diverting money from “Eric Javits Inc.”, a clothing company Queens where he worked as a comptroller, to finance the tavern on Staten Island and pay personal expenses and buy luxury items, according to Daily News.
Jakers, 61, was charged Monday, the 6th, with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property and a forged instrument.
He worked as the apparel company’s controller from November 2014 to May 2020, writing checks for suppliers. And since 2015 he started writing checks to himselfprosecutors allege.
Investigators found at least 150 unauthorized payments, totaling nearly $1.4 million, either to his own accounts or to a business account linked to the bar. He also transferred cash from the Paypal account from the owner of the clothing company to his own and directed payroll funds to himselfaccording to prosecutors.
Jakers’ ill-gotten money went on dinners, luxury goods and over $20,000 in purchases from ticket seller StubHub. He spent approximately $32,700 at a liquor store and more than $37,600 on Amazonprosecutors allege.
“He is accused of lining his pockets at the expense of a company that operates in Queens,” the police said Wednesday. district inspector, Melinda Katz, it’s a statement. “We will not tolerate our businesses becoming targets for theft, whether at the retail level or by company employees.”
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
In a similar case, in September a woman was arrested on suspicion of using credit cards from the company she worked for to pay herself more than $350,000 over the course of two years in Long Island (NY).
In April Nicole D. Federici, a resident of The Bronx (NYC), was arrested at a bank in Connecticut on suspicion of trying to obtain a check worth $38,510.62 and another $5,000 in cash. using a stolen credit card.
2023-11-15 14:27:42
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