Ex-Employees Steal $450K From Chesco Doctor For Vacations: DA

WEST CHESTER, PA —Two women were arrested Wednesday on charges of stealing more than $450K from their former employer, Dr. Ramarao Naidu, for vacations to the Jersey shore, cars, tattoos, student loans, tanning salons and more, District Attorney Deb Ryan said Wednesday.

Danielle King, 25, of Chadds Ford, and Mikayla Ziegler, 22, of West Chester are also accused of trying to sell Naidu’s two properties in East Bradford Township for over $1 million without his permission.

In addition, they are charged with trying to change the victim’s will and provide Ziegler with 85 percent control of his estate

“These women engaged in a cunning scheme to steal from their boss and spent it lavishly on themselves,” Ryan said.

Ryan said the women also forged the doctor’s signature to try to sell $1 million in real estate and change his will.

The schemes occurred from October 2020 to August 2021 when the suspects were entrusted with the daily business operations of the doctor, using an electronic banking system, police said.

King and Ziegler were released on $100,000 bail each Wednesday afternoon being arraigned before District Judge Marc Lieberman in West Chester on numerous counts of theft, computer fraud and conspiracy and related charges.

According to police:

The investigation began in September 2021 after the doctor reported to Chester County detectives that money was stolen from his bank and credit cards from the name of his two businesses, Global Doctor and JVM Associates.

Detectives discovered over $450,000 had been stolen from the victim’s accounts.

They said Ziegler would send money to her boyfriend and King’s account. Ziegler used over $11,800 to pay for her rent in Exton.