Crime & Safety
Millburn Fire Inspector, Wife Indicted On Theft, Forgery Charges
The pair allegedly stole $150,000 from grandmother's bank account and sold more than $15,000 of her jewelry, Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced.
Millburn's fire inspector and his wife were indicted Wednesday for allegedly taking money from his grandmother's bank account and selling her possessions using power of attorney, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced.
Peter Dicostanzo, 40, and his wife, Angela Discostanzo, 35, both of Nutley, are accused of withdrawing more than $150,000 from Dicostanzo's grandmother's bank account and selling more than $15,000 of her jewelry, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray said in a release Wednesday.
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According to the release, Dicostanzo was given power of attorney over his grandmother's finances after his grandfather passed away in 2010.
The Nutley couple was indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury on 18 counts of theft, forgery and misapplication of entrusted funds, the office announced.
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Both were given court dates for 9 a.m. on May 31 in Essex County Courthouse in Newark.
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