Former Clark Man Stole $75K From Relative's Inheritance: Police

CLARK, NJ — A former Clark resident was indicted for spending more than $75,000 of an inheritance fund his sister left for her grandson, authorities report.

Anthony DiRobbio, 60, of Silver Springs, Florida, is charged with misapplication of entrusted property, a second-degree crime, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Clark Police Chief Pedro Matos jointly announced.

DiRobbio was named trustee to the inheritance fund after his 72-year-old sister of Woodbridge died in June 2015, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Rosenthal, who is prosecuting the case.

Her will left her entire estate in equal shares to her two grandsons — one adult and one juvenile. A trust account was made for the juvenile for his share of more than $85,000 with DiRobbio being named as the trustee until he turned 25, according to the investigation, which was led by Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Rudolfo Correia and Clark Police Sgt. Joseph Teston.

Since the trust bank account was created in June 2016 through mid-November 2018, less than $10,000 was paid out for the benefit of the juvenile, authorities said.

DiRobbio instead took more than $75,000 in cash withdrawals from the account, of which none went to the juvenile’s support or well-being, authorities said.

The money DiRobbio took out has not been found, according to police.

DiRobbio faces 5 to 10 years in state prison on the second-degree criminal charge.

Have a news tip? Email alexis.tarrazi@patch.com.

Get Patch breaking news alerts sent right to your phone with our new app. Download here.