Woman Accused Of Stealing $800K From Boys & Girls Club Of Greenwich: Police

GREENWICH, CT —A 68-year-old Florida woman was arrested on Aug. 21 and accused of stealing $800,000 from the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich in 2022, according to police.

Debora Marcoccio, of Bonita Springs, Fla., was charged with first-degree larceny, police said in a news release. She was apprehended by local police in Florida and extradited to Connecticut, where she appeared in Stamford Superior Court on Aug. 22.

The CT Judicial Branch website shows Marcoccio was released on a $150,000 bond.

On Dec. 22, 2022, the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich contacted police to report fraud involving one of their financial accounts, police said.

A financial staff member at the club received an email from what they believed was a verified contact asking for a wire transfer of $800,000 for a known education and scholarship fund, police said, adding that the money was to be sent to a bank account that was awaiting the transfer.

"The Boys and Girls Club was then contacted by the fund’s money manager and were told they had not received the expected monies," police said. "It was then realized that the bank that was listed in the wire transfer request was not the normal bank that was used by these funds, and they contacted the police."

Greenwich Det. First Grade James Manning was assigned to the case as he is a task force officer with the Department of Homeland Security, Financial Crimes Investigation.

Following a yearlong investigation involving approximately 10 search warrants for various financial institutions, internet sites and wireless providers, Manning identified Marcoccio as a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant.

Police said Manning was able to get "a significant portion" of the stolen money back to the club.

Marcoccio is due back in court on Nov. 4.