Prison For Employee Who Stole $108K From Barnegat Marina: Prosecutor

BARNEGAT, NJ — The former employee who stole more than $100K from a Barnegat marina was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison, the Ocean County's Prosecutor Office said.

Lisa Dowd, 52, of Barnegat, will also have to pay restitution to the business in the amount of $108,415 - the total amount she took from the marina, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

Between January 2018 and December 2021, when Dowd was an employee in the marina's office, she forged numerous checks drawn on various bank accounts belonging to the marina, Billhimer said.

Some of these forged checks were made payable to herself, and Dowd deposited them in her personal checking account, Billhimer said.

Others were used to pay for her utilities and personal credit card bill, Billhimer said. In total, she stole $108,415 from the marina, he said.

Dowd turned herself in at Barnegat Township Police Headquarters on Nov. 23, 2022, Billhimer said.