Crime & Safety
Toms River Man Charged In Attempted $687K Theft: Prosecutor
Karl Scheufler, 50, is accused of writing checks payable to himself from a company he used to work with, the prosecutor said.
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Toms River man has been charged with attempted theft by deception after he tried to steal more than $687,000 from a business he used to be involved with, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office announced.
Karl Scheufler, 50, of Toms River, was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted theft by deception and two counts of contempt, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billihimer said Thursday.
Investigators learned that between May 22, 2021 and Aug. 8, Scheufler tried to deposit three checks totaling $687,499.74 into his accounts, Billhimer said. The checks were drawn on an Ocean First bank account belonging to a business that Scheufler was previously involved with, Billhimer said.
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Scheufler tried to deposit the checks knowing he was not an authorized signor for the business account, Billhimer said.
He said it is not the first time Scheufler had done this to this business; in 2018 Superior Court Judge Francis R. Hodgson Jr. issued an order barring Scheufler from conducting business transactions on behalf of the business, Billhimer said.
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The two contempt charges are a result of Scheufler violating Hodgson’s order.
Scheufler was arrested at home and is being held in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and the Toms River police department and its detective bureau investigated.
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