Queens Employee Defrauded NYC Company Out Of $2.2M, Charges Say

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- A Queens man faces jail time for allegedly spending millions of dollars on electronics on his employer's dime and changing the company's records to bury his purchases.

Randy Wang, 33, of Long Island, was arrested on wire fraud charges Thursday after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation accused him of racking up more than $2.2 million in charges to his former employer's company credit card and falsifying accounting documents to hide his purchases.

Wang worked for a major Manhattan-based global airline alliance, first as a business manager and then briefly as interim Chief Financial Officer, according to a complaint unsealed in Manhattan Federal Court Thursday. Between January 2016 and October 2017, he is accused of buying hundreds of non-business-related laptops, cell phones, tablets and other electronics on the company's dime, the complaint states.

“Using his position as business manager, Wang allegedly developed a scheme to defraud his employer of millions of dollars by means of unauthorized credit card purchases and altered accounting records,” said Angel Melendez, a special agent in charge of the ICE's Homeland Security Investigations New York task force.

Wayne allegedly racked up the $2.2 million bill in hundreds of personal online and in-store purchases, including roughly 443 laptops, 241 cell phones and 24 tablet computers, according to the charges. He allegedly changed the company's accounting records to discuss the nature of the purchases, authorities say.

"Wang allegedly tried to take his employer for a ride, but instead he may be facing a trip to prison," said Joon H. Kim, Acting U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Wang was charged with one count of wire fraud. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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