Woman Accused Of Stealing $225K From Greenburgh Employer: DA

GREENBURGH, NY — A Bronx woman has been charged with stealing almost a quarter of a million dollars from her former employer. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Friday Celina Collazo, 39, of the Bronx, is facing a single count of second-degree grand larceny, a felony.

Scarpino said Collazo was an accounts receivable specialist for New Castle Building Products on Old Tarrytown Road in the Town of Greenburgh.

She was responsible for, among other duties, receiving customer payments, posting receipts to the appropriate customers’ accounts, preparing deposits to be brought to the bank and reviewing checks to be deposited.

Authorities said Collazo perpetrated her scheme by stealing cash payments made by customers and then covering up the theft by entering both fabricated checks and inflated check amounts into the company’s accounting system.

Over the course of three years — from around July 1, 2014, through March 1, 2017 — she stole approximately $225,450.72 from New Castle Building Products, police said.

Bail for Collazo was set at $5,000 or $10,000 bond.

The case will next be heard in Greenburgh Town Court Oct. 4.

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