An Ex-NYPD officer has pleaded guilty in connection with his scheme to defraud Wells Fargo clients using information gleaned from his employment at the bank’s Rye Brook branch. Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 28, of Manhattan, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 18 to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, Identity Theft in the First Degree, a class D felony, and Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, a class E felony.
Rodriguez Acosta was arrested last summer on July 16th by the City of Rye Police Department after a lengthy investigation by its detective division. He will be sentenced by Judge James McCarty on September 14. Rodriguez Acosta is no longer employed by the NYPD.
“I am pleased that the efforts of the Rye Police Department have allowed for this matter to be adjudicated prior to trial,” Rye Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy told MyRye.com. “Hopefully this will lead to the return of all monies stolen from the victims so that this matter can be properly closed.”…