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New York Post
18-07-2025
- New York Post
NYPD cop swiped $87K from elderly Wells Fargo clients to pay for ‘Booty' exercises, BMW and tropical getaway: DA
A rookie NYPD cop allegedly swiped nearly $90,000 from elderly bank clients in Westchester County – splurging the dough on a butt-sculpting exercise program, his BMW, a tropical getaway and other personal expenses. Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 27, was arrested Wednesday and hit with a laundry list of charges for allegedly stealing $87,243 from 14 client accounts he had access to while employed at a Wells Fargo branch in Rye Brook before becoming a cop, according to the Westchester District Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said the alleged thief carried out his scheme while working at the bank from March and September 2024 – and kept pocketing cash even after graduating from the police academy in May. Advertisement 3 Yeison Rodriguez Acosta was arrested Wednesday and charged with theft and fraud. City of Rye Police Department 'The defendant's brazen conduct, as alleged, does a disservice to his colleagues in law enforcement, who wear the badge honorably and took the same oath to protect and serve,' District Attorney Susan Cacace said in a statement. 'My administration will work to ensure that Mr. Rodriguez Acosta is held accountable for his alleged crimes and that the victims in this case are made whole.' Advertisement Rodriguez Acosta, who was employed as the branch operations coordinator, entered the police academy in October, five months after he allegedly started swindling seniors, according to the felony complaint. The Manhattan man was assigned to the 48th Precinct in the Bronx for field training last month – all while allegedly continuing to siphon the embezzled money — and was nabbed while on duty, Cacace said. 3 He was arraigned in Rye City Court Thursday morning on a 30-count felony complaint. News 12 Westchester Court documents showed Rodriguez Acosta blew the skimmed cash on credit card bills, insurance and BMW payments, a vacation to Aruba, an Airbnb stay, a subscription to 'Booty By Jacks,' which describes itself as 'the world's best glute building program,' and other expenses. Advertisement 'We urge anyone who may feel that they have been victimized to reach out to our department of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office,' Rye Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy said. The alleged fraudster was suspended from the department without pay, where he pulled in about $61,000 a year, following his arrest, Big Apple cops told the New York Times. 3 NYPD officer Yeison Rodriguez-Acosta in court. News 12 Westchester The NYPD did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment. Advertisement Rodriguez Acosta was arraigned in Rye City Court Thursday morning on a 30-count complaint charging him with nine counts of third-degree grand larceny and first-degree identity theft, two counts of first-degree scheme to defraud, four counts of second-degree identity theft, and other crimes. A temporary protection order was also granted for his victims. The accused con artist was released on the condition that he surrender his passport and contact the court every day until his next appearance on Sept. 30. Rodriguez Acosta is not part of the group of 31 NYPD rookie cops the city says were wrongly hired and now wants to fire, sources told The Post.
CBS News
17-07-2025
- CBS News
NYPD officer stole from Wells Fargo customers' accounts, Westchester DA alleges
An NYPD officer is accused of grand larceny and identity theft in an alleged bank fraud that investigators say ran close to $90,000. The Westchester County district attorney's office says the rookie officer from Manhattan formerly worked as a Wells Fargo bank operations coordinator in Westchester County, New York and fraudulently accessed customer accounts. The officer, 27-year-old Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, made a brief of court appearance Thursday morning in suburban Rye. He is currently suspended without pay, according to an NYPD spokesperson. Defense attorney John Pappalardo declined comment after court. The district attorney's office said Rodriguez Acosta worked for the Wells Fargo branch in Rye Brook from March 2024 to September 2024. He's accused of using information he learned to steal more than $87,000 from 14 customers' accounts between May 2024 and June 2025. The district attorney's office alleges Rodriguez Acosta continued his conduct while at the NYPD's Police Academy in October 2024 and after his graduation in May 2025 when he was assigned to the 48th precinct in the Bronx. "The defendant's brazen conduct, as alleged, does a disservice to his colleagues in law enforcement, who wear the badge honorably and took the same oath to protect and serve," Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said in a statement. "My administration will work to ensure that Mr. Rodriguez Acosta is held accountable for his alleged crimes and that the victims in this case are made whole." The 30-count criminal complaint includes charges of grand larceny, identity theft and fraud. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello was in court for Thursday's hearing and will have more on this developing story.
New York Times
17-07-2025
- New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Officer Accused of Theft to Pay for ‘Booty' Exercises and BMW
A New York City police officer who previously worked for Wells Fargo was charged on Thursday with spending $87,000 in bank customers' money on personal bills that included BMW payments and a gluteus-building program called Booty by Jacks. The officer, Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 27, stole and spent the money starting when he worked at a Wells Fargo branch in Westchester County, N.Y., last year through his entry into the Police Academy last fall and his assignment to a precinct in May, prosecutors said. 'The defendant's brazen conduct, as alleged, does a disservice to his colleagues in law enforcement, who wear the badge honorably and took the same oath to protect and serve,' Susan Cacace, the Westchester district attorney, said in a statement. Officer Rodriguez Acosta, of Manhattan, was charged in a felony complaint with nine counts of third-degree grand larceny, nine counts of first-degree identity theft and other crimes. He was arrested on Wednesday, arraigned before Judge Valerie Livingston in Rye City Court Thursday morning and released on the condition that he surrender his passport and call the court every day until the date of his next scheduled appearance in September. A lawyer representing Officer Rodriguez Acosta, John J. Pappalardo, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Nor did the Police Department. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
