Employee uses mobile deposits to steal $500K from NJ business, police say

A 28-year-old man from Long Island has been accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars from his Monmouth County employer.

Joseph Hardoon, of Valley Stream, New York, was charged with second-degree theft by unlawful taking.

Law enforcement launched an investigation in November after being contacted by Hardoon’s former employer, based in Ocean Township.

While working as a bookkeeper, Hardoon stole a total of $497,500 from December 2021 to October 2024, officials said.

The early investigation turned up a portion of that theft, more than $75,000 between 2022 through 2024, according to an affidavit filed in the case.

Investigators then found that Hardoon had deposited roughly 130 checks into his personal accounts, they said.

On Monday, Hardoon was charged and released before his next court date.

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Monmouth County man accused of stealing 123 iPhones from work

Last month, the same charge was filed against a Union Beach man, whow as accused of stealing 123 Apple cell phones from his employers.

Norberto O. Matias was working as a business sales account manager for a telecommunications company when he began ordering iPhone 15s under multiple companies’ accounts.

The 35-year-old Matias shipped the expensive phones, with a total value of around $141,000, directly to his home, prosecutors said.

Police searched through business and shipping records, and spoke to at least five of Matias’s clients who said they were charged for phones they never received.

Matias was also charged with second-degree theft by unlawful taking.

He was slated for an appearance on Aug. 26 in Monmouth County Superior Court.

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