BOOKKEEPER INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLING OVER $1 MILLION FROM HER EMPLOYER

(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced the indictment of Domenica Giordano, 39, of Islip Terrace, accused of Grand Larceny in the First Degree for allegedly embezzling more than $1 million from All Systems Maintenance, a commercial plumbing business located in Bay Shore, New York.

“Small businesses are an integral part of our local economy,” said District Attorney Tierney. “My office takes all allegations of theft from hard-working business owners very seriously. If you steal in Suffolk County, we will hold you accountable.”

According to the investigation, Giordano was employed as a bookkeeper at All Systems Maintenance for approximately 17 years. In May 2020, the owner of the business asked the defendant to help her access the corporate bank accounts. After several days of the defendant ignoring this request, the owner went directly to the local branch of her bank to personally review the accounts. When she did, she discovered unauthorized withdrawals totaling over $1 million that dated back to September 2015.

A subsequent investigation revealed that between 2015 and 2020, Giordano allegedly began writing checks to herself without the company owner's knowledge or permission.

She signed the checks using a rubber stamp of the owner’s signature and allegedly deposited the corporate funds into both her personal account and her friend’s business accounts. By June 2020, Giordano had allegedly taken more than $1 million. It is alleged that the defendant made payments from the company accounts to pay off her own and her friend’s credit card balances.

On February 1, 2024, Giordano was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable John B. Collins, for Grand Larceny in the First Degree, a Class B felony.

Justice Collins ordered the defendant to be monitored via supervised release. Giordano is being represented by Richard Kaufman, Esq. Her next court date is April 3, 2024.

This case is being prosecuted by Jessica Lightstone and Adriana Noyola of the Financial Crimes Bureau with investigative assistance from Detective Daniel Pagano of the Financial Crimes Unit of the Suffolk County Police Department.

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