Woman Stole Nearly $100K From Freehold Employer: Prosecutor

FREEHOLD – An Ocean County woman has been charged with stealing nearly $100,000 from the local entertainment company she worked for, the Monmouth County prosecutor's office says.

Dina M. Mulleano, 49, of Brick, is charged with second-degree theft by deception, prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Saturday.

The prosecutor said an investigation by the office Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Bureau was begun earlier this year, after receiving information that Mulleano allegedly had been creating false payroll direct deposits while working as the human resources manager of the company, located in Freehold.

A review of bank and payroll records revealed that from June 2021 to October 2022, Mulleano made approximately 70 such transfers from the payroll system to her bank account, while fraudulently crediting the pay to more than two dozen different employees, according to the prosecutor.

The theft amounted to more than $95,000.

Mulleano was served the charges against her via summons earlier this week, pending future proceedings in Monmouth County Superior Court. A first appearance has been tentatively scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, authorities said.

Anyone with further information about this defendant’s activities is being asked to contact Detective Robert Afanasewicz at 800-533-7443.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Diane Aifer of the Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Bureau.