Manchester School Board Member Accused Of $260K Theft: Prosecutor

MANCHESTER, NJ — A Manchester Township Board of Education member has been charged with theft of $260,000 in jewelry in Monmouth County, accused of failing to return jewelry that had been left at his store for consignment or redesign, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Anthony Goltsch, 40, was charged with second-degree theft by failure to make required disposition of property received, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

Goltsch, who owns the Golden Goose jewelry store on West River Road in Rumson, was appointed in late July to fill the vacancy on the Manchester school board created when Christopher Nolan resigned. He also is seeking election to the board for a full term.

An email to Goltsch seeking comment was not immediately returned.

Gramiccioni said Rumson police had received complaints from three customers who said they had left pieces of jewelry for either consignment or redesign at the Golden Goose, and Goltsch has failed to pay them any cash proceeds or return the jewelry despite numerous requests by the customers.

The prosecutor's office and Rumson found three victims who have failed to receive any payment from Goltsch or a return of the items involved, Gramiccioni said.

The first victim said she consigned two rings for sale at the Golden Goose with a combined appraisal value of more than $180,000 back in July and Augues 2017. To-date she has not received
payment for the rings from Goltsch, and he has failed to return the rings, despite the victim’s
numerous requests, Gramiccioni said.

The second victim said she consigned eight pieces of jewelry in March 2019, with a combined appraisal value of about $59,000. She has not received payment for the jewelry from Goltsch despite numerous requests made and he has failed to return any of the pieces, Gramiccioni said.

The third victim reported that in June 2019, she brought three pieces of jewelry, valued at about $24,000, in for redesign. Despite numerous requests, Goltsch has refused to return the jewelry, Gramiccioni said.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Michael Acquaviva of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Financial Crimes Unit at 732-431-7160, ext
2233, or Rumson Police Detective Donald Schneider at 732-842-0500.

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