Old Bridge Man Stole $135K From Colleague Minutes After She Died

By Jason Koestenblatt

Morristown, N.J. – An Old Bridge Township man who formerly worked for the Somerset County Superior Court admitted to stealing more than $135,000 from a colleague’s retirement fund just minutes after learning the victim had died in a car crash.

Dennis Lordi pleaded guilty to one count of theft by deception Tuesday morning in Superior Court in Morristown – the case was moved there from Somerset County – and admitted to the crime that took place in July 2013, dailyrecord.com reported.

Lordi, 60, said he received information his colleague, Donna Dilullo, was in a car crash, and then accessed the victim’s deferred compensation/retirement account through Prudential. He pretended to be Dilullo, and transferred $135,517 into his own account, the report said.

Lordi faces a period of probation and potential 364-days of jail time if probation is violated. Lordi served as an administrative supervisor in the fee unit of the courts, the report said.