Police: Five Towns Employee Stole from Group Home

A Brooklyn woman faces charges after she stole money from members of a group home while working for them in Woodmere, according to Nassau County Police.

Between Nov. 12 and Nov. 17, 2012, detectives said Leslie Vega, 46, withdrew money from several TD bank accounts belonging to members of the AHRC group home, which serves people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Police said Vega stole more than $4,000 from the accounts.

Police said they located Vega at Kings County Criminal Court where she was being arraigned on an unrelated charge.

Vega was charged with third-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, and first-degree scheme to defraud. She will be arraigned Monday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Photo: Leslie Vega. Credit: NCPD

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