Veronica Cardoza, 37, of Perth Amboy, has been charged after allegedly fraudulently crediting more than $89,000 to the credit cards of family and friends.
FRANKLIN -- A Perth Amboy woman who worked in the accounting department of a township store has been charged after allegedly fraudulently crediting more than $89,000 to the credit cards of family and friends.
Veronica Cardoza, 37, an employee of Forever Collectibles in Somerset, was responsible for crediting customer accounts for refunds on returned items, according to an affidavit filed in Somerset County Superior Court. Her brother-in-law was also charged in the scheme.
It was discovered that between March and December of 2015, Cardoza allegedly would accept returned items from customers, but instead of crediting the customers' credit cards with their refund, she would put the funds on the credit cards of family and friends.
The affidavit didn't include information on how Cardoza was caught.
An investigation also revealed that Francisco Reynoso-Batista, 44, Cardoza's brother-in-law, was part of the scheme, allegedly receiving credits to his personal credit card and a card in the name of his mother, according to the affidavit. He acknowledged managing his mother's finances.
Cardoza and Reynoso-Batista have been charged with second-degree theft by deception. No bail information was included in the affidavit.
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