Crime & Safety
Man Stole $158K From AT&T Business Accounts: Nassau Police
The man made unauthorized transactions on the store's business accounts and reimbursed other account holders without permission, police say.
HICKSVILLE, NY — A Hicksville man was arrested in connection with multiple grand larcenies on Wednesday, Nassau police said.
Officers responded to the AT&T store, at 176 Franklin Ave., Franklin Square for a theft, police said. A 28-year-old male employee said a former employee, Usman Ghafoor, 34, made unauthorized transactions on several AT&T business accounts totaling $158,354.81 on various dates, police said.
Ghafoor would use various existing business credit card accounts to reimburse other account holders without permission, police said.
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Detectives were able to find Ghafoor at his home and arrested him without incident on Wednesday, police said.
Ghafoor was charged with second-degree grand larceny and third-degree grand larceny.
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He was arraigned on Thursday at First District Court, at 99 Main St., Hempstead.
"Detectives request if anyone believes they may have been a victim of the above defendant, to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous."
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