Couple Stole $322,000 in Equipment From Moorestown Employer: Police

Moorestown, NJ -- A Voorhees husband and wife have been charged with stealing more than $322,000 in audiovisual equipment from their Moorestown-based employer and selling it through an online auction site, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi and Acting Moorestown Police Chief Lee Lieber said on Thursday.

Gustavo A. Gomez, 42, and Donna Gomez, 59, were charged with second degree theft by deception, second-degree computer criminal activity and second-degree conspiracy to commit theft by deception.

The investigation began after the company noticed that paperwork concerning an equipment purchase had allegedly been manipulated to conceal the theft of the item.

The company sells and rents audiovisual, lighting and other equipment, and provides live event production and other services related to the entertainment and special events industry.

Gustavo Gomez was employed by the company as an audiovisual inventory control manager. Donna Gomez was the general manager.

The company discovered that items from its own inventory and items that were ordered for customers were allegedly being sold through an online auction site.

The items were allegedly sold at a discounted price equal to about half of their value, which was a total of $322,968, police said.

Police believe the couple had been modifying documents for about eight years to avoid detection of the thefts. They allegedly conducted 107 online auctions for stolen equipment between 2006 and 2014.

They were arrested on Dec. 21 at the Moorestown Police Department and released after posting $50,000 full bail each.

The attached images of Gustavo and Donna Gomez were provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office