Suffolk man working in GN charged with theft

Anthony Oreilly

A Suffolk County man was arrested Wednesday for stealing more than $172,000 from a Great Neck business in which he was employed, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced in a statement. 

Thomas Holt of Nesconset has been charged with second degree grand larceny charges in connection with the theft. 

“Businesses often rely on employees to be the trustworthy face of their operations. When that trust is violated, everyone – including customers, fellow employees and management – is hurt by their misconduct,” Rice said in a statement. “Employees who abuse their positions for their own personal gain must be held accountable for their crimes.”

Holt, according to Rice’s office, was employed at an unnamed interior design firm in Great Neck for 20 years where he would take orders and payments from customers. 

The DA’s office said Holt started offering customers discounts to customers if they gave him personal checks made out to cash but never forwarded the checks to his employer.

Holt allegedly deposited the money totalling $172,000 into his personal account.  

Holt was fired by the company in October of 2012 in connection with the alleged scheme and his employer referred the case to the district attorney’s office. 

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