A New Jersey couple has been spared prison time after admitting to stealing $771,000 from New York City intended for special-needs children in order to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars, flowers, and home landscaping.
Dennis Mosesman, 71, and his wife, Elsie, 72, were placed on five years’ probation on Tuesday after they agreed to pay back the money with interest.
The couple, who live in West Long Branch, New Jersey, will be required to forfeit assets worth $175,000 as well as pay an additional $625,000, according to the New York Daily News.
The sentence was imposed on the couple by Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Alexander Jeong.
Dennis Mosesman, 71, and his wife, Elsie, 72, were placed on five years’ probation on Tuesday after they agreed to pay back the money they stole from a special needs pre-school in order to fund a lavish personal lifestyle
The district attorney, Michael McMahon, disagreed with the judge’s decision, saying that the couple should have done time behind bars.
‘We believe such deplorable crimes deserve nothing short of prison time, but the judge on this case ultimately sentenced the defendants to five years’ probation over the strong objections of my office,’ McMahon said.
‘This husband and wife stole taxpayer money that should have gone to