Woodstock man accused of embezzling $50K gets accelerated rehab
norwichbulletin.com
By John Penney
20 September 2018
DANIELSON — Over the objections of prosecutors, but with the support of
his victims, a 37-year-old Woodstock man who is accused of embezzling
more than $50,000 from a local condo association was granted an
accelerated rehabilitation program on Thursday.
If Derek Jette abides by the strictures of the two-year diversionary
program – including not taking any position that entails financial
responsibility – the first-degree larceny charge against him will be
dropped.
Inside Danielson Superior Court, Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer
Barry said her office objected to the granting of the program based on
the amount of money stolen over a long period of time.
“This was systematic embezzlement by a person in a fiduciary trust
position,” she said. “The stolen money was spent on food, gas and
alcohol.”
Jette’s lawyer, Christian Sarantopoulos, said a recent civil judgment
pegged the amount of money stolen at $52,453. He said his client used
his retirement savings to pay the association more than $95,000,
including various costs and fees.
Sarantopoulos said the “genesis” of the crime was Jette’s alcohol addiction.
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