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Teaneck NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MANUEL “MENDY” GOLDRING (DOB: 12/17/1993; married; accountant) of 1487 East Terrace Circle, Teaneck, NJ on charges of Money Laundering, Computer Related Crimes, Theft By Deception, Impersonation, and False Swearing. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Teaneck Police Department under the direction of Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly.
On Monday, October 19, 2020, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit received information regarding MANUEL “MENDY” GOLDRING from his former employer, a Bergen County based furniture company, regarding the unauthorized taking of funds from the company. The subsequent investigation revealed that, acting in his capacity as a comptroller for the furniture company, MANUEL GOLDRING had embezzled approximately $1.2 million dollars from the business through the theft of checks, PayPal transfers and Amazon purchases.
On Thursday, February 18, 2021, MANUEL “MENDY” GOLDRING was arrested and charged with one count of Money Laundering, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C: 21-25, a 1st degree crime; one count of Computer Related Crimes, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-25(c), a 1st degree crime; one count of Theft By Deception, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-4(a), a 2nd degree crime; one count of Impersonation, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17(a), a 3rd degree crime; and one count of False Swearing, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-2(a), a 4th degree crime. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
