Crime & Safety

Neiman Marcus Employee Arrested For Gift Card Fraud At The Mall At Short Hills

Millburn police charged the staffer with making 26 fraudulent returns worth $100,000.

Millburn police arrested a Neiman Marcus employee for allegedly attempting to pull off a credit and gift card scheme totaling nearly $100,000 at the Mall at Short Hills store on July 22.

According to police, Todd Heibel, 39, attempted to make 26 fraudulent returns to credit and gift cards worth a total of $97,781.

Police placed Heibel under arrest after he was detained by store security personnel.

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He was charged with theft by deception and released pending a court date.

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