Handcuffs used during police arrest.
Handcuffs used during police arrest.

Bookkeeper Charged with Theft of $358k From Apartment Association

PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP, NJ – Karly Simon-Sapp, a 49-year-old resident of Plumsted Township, has been charged by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and the Plumsted Township Police Department with Theft and Forgery.

On Monday, Simon-Sapp was taken into custody in relation to her previous role as a bookkeeper for the New Jersey Apartment Association.

Investigation findings show that between January 2016 and January 2022, Simon-Sapp forged the signatures of the Association’s President and Vice-President on over 100 checks, which she wrote out to either herself or to cash.

She then deposited these checks, with a combined value of over $358,000, into her personal bank account for personal use. Simon-Sapp is now awaiting her first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.

Charlie Dwyer

Charlie Dwyer

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