PLUMSTED – A township woman pled guilty to charges of theft before Judge Kenneth T. Palmer earlier this month.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 13, Karly Simon-Sapp, 50, of Plumsted Township, pled guilty to theft relative to her former position as bookkeeper for the New Jersey Apartment Association.
She will be sentenced on September 20 and the State will be seeking a term of five years New Jersey State Prison, and restitution in the amount of $357,250.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and Plumsted Township Police Department revealed that between January 2016 and January 2022, Simon-Sapp – in her position of bookkeeper for the New Jersey Apartment Association – forged the signatures of both the Association’s President and Vice-President on more than 100 checks.
She wrote those checks to either herself or to cash and then deposited the forged checks, totaling $357,250, into her personal bank account and utilized the funds for her own personal benefit.
Simon-Sapp was taken into custody at her residence on July 10, 2023 by detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and by officers from the Plumsted Township Police Department.
She was processed and served with the charges via summons pending an appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
Prosecutor Billhimer noted the efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Taylor Toscano who handled this case on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and Plumsted Township Police Department for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation – leading to Simon-Sapp’s guilty plea, and soon her state prison sentence.
