WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A New York City police officer has been charged with stealing more than $87,000 from Wells Fargo customer accounts in an alleged scheme that funded luxury car payments, a Caribbean getaway, and a subscription to a glute-focused fitness program.
Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 27, was arraigned Thursday morning in Rye City Court on a 30-count felony complaint after being arrested Wednesday. The charges stem from an investigation that found he allegedly misappropriated $87,243.81 from 14 accounts between May 2024 and June 2025, prosecutors said.
Rodriguez Acosta worked at a Wells Fargo branch in Rye Brook, N.Y., as a branch operations coordinator from March to September 2024. Authorities allege he used customer banking information obtained during that time to make unauthorized transfers and purchases, even after leaving the bank and joining the NYPD in October.
He graduated from the NYPD Police Academy in May and had recently been assigned to field training at the 48th Precinct in the Bronx.
Prosecutors say the stolen funds were used to pay for personal and third-party credit card bills, BMW vehicle payments, meals at restaurants, an Airbnb, GEICO insurance, a trip to Aruba, and a fitness subscription to “Booty By Jacks,” described on its website as “the world’s best glute building program.”
Rodriguez Acosta faces nine counts each of grand larceny in the third degree and identity theft in the first degree, among other felony and misdemeanor charges. Judge Valerie Livingston ordered him to surrender his passport and check in daily with the court until his next appearance on September 30.
“The defendant’s brazen conduct, as alleged, does a disservice to his colleagues in law enforcement, who wear the badge honorably,” Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said in a statement.
Rye Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy praised the joint investigation, saying, “Results such as today’s arraignment help keep communities safe and, in this case, remove an individual who is charged with scheming to defraud numerous individuals.”
The investigation was conducted by the City of Rye Police Department with assistance from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Emily Rowe-Smith, with support from forensic accountant Mike Frenza.
Rodriguez Acosta has not entered a plea. The charges are accusations, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
