MONMOUTH COUNTY – A Manchester man who owns a Rumson jewelry store was charged with theft after failing to return jewelry totaling over $260,000.
The jewelry was left at his store on consignment or for redesign according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
The prosecutor announced that Anthony Goltsch, the owner of the Golden Goose jewelry store located at 7 West River Road in Rumson, was charged on September 3 with second degree Theft By Failure To Make Required Disposition of Property Received.
In the last several months, the Rumson Police Department received complaints from three customers of the store who reported that they had left pieces of jewelry for either consignment or redesign at the Golden Goose, and Goltsch has failed to pay them any cash proceeds or return the jewelry despite numerous requests by the customers.
Members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Rumson Police Department uncovered three victims who have failed to receive any payment from Goltsch or a return of the items involved in the theft.
The first victim reported that between July and August 2017, she consigned two rings for sale at the Golden Goose with a combined appraisal value of over $180,000. To-date she has not received payment for the rings from Goltsch, and he has failed to return the rings, despite the victim’s numerous requests.
A second victim reported that she consigned eight pieces of jewelry to the Golden Goose in March 2019, with a combined appraisal value of approximately $59,000. She has not received payment for the jewelry from Goltsch despite numerous requests made and he has failed to return any of the pieces.
The third victim reported that in June 2019, she brought three pieces of jewelry to the Golden Goose to be redesigned. The jewelry had an appraised value of approximately $24,000. As with the other victims, despite numerous requests for the jewelry to be returned, Goltsch has refused to do so.
Anyone with information regarding the Golden Goose, please contact Detective Michael Acquaviva of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Financial Crimes Unit at 732-431-7160, ext. 2233, or Rumson Police Detective Donald Schneider at 732-842-0500.
Should Goltsch be convicted of the Theft charge, he will face a sentence of five to 10 years in a New Jersey state prison.
Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Lawrence Nelsen has been assigned to the case.
Goltsch is also on the school board in Manchester Township.
