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Fair Lawn NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of WILFRIED WERNER (DOB: 07/10/1963; single; self-employed in construction and real estate businesses) of 8-13 Mason Place, Fair Lawn, NJ on a charge of Theft By Deception. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.
In December 2018, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s (“BCPO”) Office Financial Crimes Unit received a complaint against WILFRIED WERNER from one of his investors who had given WERNER $250,000 for a real estate investment. WERNER subsequently used the money for his own personal gain.
As a result of the investigation by the BCPO’s Financial Crimes Unit, WILFRIED WERNER was arrested on July 23, 2019 in Fair Lawn, NJ and charged with one count of Theft By Deception, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-4(a), a 2nd degree crime. WERNER is scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
Prosecutor Musella states that this charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and would also like to thank the Fair Lawn Police Department for its assistance in this investigation.
