Martinsville Woman Arrested For Stealing $75K From Edison BOE

EDISON, NJ — A Martinsville woman and owner of a pediatric therapy company was charged for submitting fake invoices to the Edison Board of Education for more than $75,000 worth of services that were not provided to students, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced.

Rebecca Dean, 39, of the Martinsville section of Bridgewater Township was charged on Wednesday with one count of theft by deception in the second degree and one count of money laundering in the second degree.

Dean, an occupational therapist, owns Tiny Tots Therapy Inc. in Scotch Plains.

Between September 2016 and January 2018, Dean submitted falsified invoices to the Edison Board of Education, in excess of $75,000, for services that were not rendered to students in the school district, Carey said.

Dean then deposited the money into her own personal and business accounts for her benefit, Carey said.

She was charged following an investigation by Detective Sean Sullivan of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Dean was processed and released pending her initial court appearance in Middlesex County Superior Court on Feb. 15.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Sullivan of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4060.

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