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Bookkeeper at John Jay College charged with stealing $710,000 in student stipends
A 60-year-old accounts-payable manager at the college was arrested Tuesday and charged with grand larceny and identity theft. Prosecutors say she issued more than 260 fraudulent checks over six years.
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A bookkeeper at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice was arrested Tuesday on charges that she stole $710,000 in student stipend funds, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. Cadelie Neat, 60, an accounts-payable manager at the Manhattan public college, is accused of issuing more than 260 fraudulent checks from December 2018 through April 2026.
The checks were made out to current and former students in the APPLE Corps program as well as to people who did not exist, court papers state.
Details of the alleged scheme The APPLE Corps program provides a $15,000 stipend over four years to participants exploring careers in law enforcement. Prosecutors said most of the checks were mailed to Neat’s Suffolk County home and then deposited into her personal accounts at Manhattan ATMs.
Neat pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon. She was released without bail because the charges do not qualify for detention under current rules. If convicted, she faces up to 15 years in prison.
Related case announced At the same press conference, authorities announced charges against two other individuals in a separate alleged fraud. Andrea Williams, 47, a former accountant at the Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academy Charter School, and Cheryl Carr, 73, are accused of diverting more than $288,000 meant for the school.
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said his office referred both cases to the district attorney after identifying the alleged diversions of public funds.
