Crime & Safety
Hackettstown Bookkeeper Gets 3 Years For Stealing Money From Joe Piscopo
Sentence includes paying restitution after four years of taking money.

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – The man who worked as actor Joe Piscopo’s bookkeeper for four years has been sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to stealing money from the former Saturday Night Live cast member.
Frank LaRocca, 40, admitted in February to stealing more than $170,000 for personal use from the celebrity. LaRocca was in charge of paying Piscopo’s bills from the celebrity’s personal bank account.
A Superior Court Judge in Morristown sentenced LaRocca to three years in prison, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said, and the bookkeeper has been ordered to pay full restitution.
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