Wyckoff Man, 48, Stole From 8 People In North Jersey Real Estate Scheme: Prosecutor

WYCKOFF, NJ — A Wyckoff man was arrested Thursday after enticing eight people to invest in a faulty North Jersey real estate scheme, prosecutors said.

Jason McNeill, 48, was charged with theft by deception and forgery, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

Prosecutors said that he had presented forged documents to get eight victims to invest in lots in Newark.

They said that in April 2024, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit received information about his alleged involvemen.

After county investigators, as well as the Wyckoff and Glen Rock police departments, looked into the matter, they determined that he had solicited approximately $420,000 from investors by presenting them with forged documents.

They said he "represented to eight victims over the course of three months that the funds he was soliciting were to purchase investment
properties, namely vacant lots for development in the city of Newark, which was false."

On Thursday, investigators searched his Wyckoff home and arrested him without incident.

He was taken to the Bergen County Jail to await his first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, prosecutors said.