Hasbrouck Heights Man Stole $100K From Condo Association Over 5 Years: Prosecutor

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ — A borough man has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from a Bergen County condominium association.

Raymond Gonzalez, 62, was charged with theft and two counts of forgery, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced Wednesday.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office received a complaint in March 2016 that Gonzalez, the owner and operator of RPM Management, had accessed and stole money from the association, Grewal said in a news release.

Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Financial Crimes Unit discovered that from 2011 to 2016 had access to credit account opened for the association, Grewal said.

Gonzalez removed cash from the account, transferred it to accounts held by his management company and used it for "his personal benefit," the prosecutor said.

Gonzalez forged the signatures of two association board members as part of the scheme, Grewal said. The total theft was more than $100,000, he said.

Gonzalez was released after he was served with a summons; he is scheduled to appear in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing court Sept. 6.

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Photo: Raymond Gonzalez, 62/Bergen County Prosecutor's Office