Defendant: Joanne Perrino (04/11/56)
Sept. 27, 2018 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Joann Perrino of Yonkers was sentenced Wednesday to one to three years in state prison for stealing close to one million dollars from her former employer.
Background
From Jan. 12, 2009, through May 19, 2014, Perrino used accounts in the name of the victim for her own personal use. In total, the defendant stole $987,428.87.
Perrino, who was employed as a part-time personal assistant to a designer, opened an account in the her own name, initiated transfers and wrote checks from the victim’s account to pay for her personal expenses and those of her family all without the knowledge, permission or authority of the victim. Perrino used the victim’s funds to make car and mortgage payments, to pay for travel and spa treatments, and on one occasion, she spent $4,366.85 on clothes.
She was arrested by Town of Mamaroneck Police May 22, 2014. The investigation into the defendant’s activities was conducted by this office. On Feb. 17, 2017, Perrino pleaded guilty one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony.
As part of her sentence, restitution judgements were entered against the defendant totaling $987,428.87.
Assistant District Attorney Nicole Gamble of the Economic Crimes Unit prosecuted this case.
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