A former Jersey City business owner allegedly stole over $100,000 from multiple clients and businesses between July 2023 and June 2024, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
Jose Espinoza, 40, of Weehawken, is charged with one count of second-degree theft by deception, nine counts of third-degree theft by deception, 10 counts of third-degree bad checks/electronic funds transfer, and one count of second-degree bad checks/electronic funds transfer, Suarez said in a statement.
He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
On various dates between July 2023 and June 2024 Espinosa deceived 10 individuals and one business by collecting payments for unperformed services through his business Move the Needle LLC, authorities said…