Employee uses mobile deposits to steal $500K from NJ business, police say Erin Vogt Published: August 12, 2025 Man accused of stealing from NJ employer using mobile deposit (Canva, Townsquare Media Illustration)

A 28-year-old man from Long Island, New York has been accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars from his Monmouth County based employer.

Joseph Hardoon, of Valley Stream, was charged with second-degree theft by unlawful taking .

Law enforcement launched an investigation in November after being contacted by Hardoon’s former employer, based in Ocean Township .

While working as a bookkeeper, Hardoon allegedly stole a total of $497,500 over a three-year span, from December 2021 to October 2024.

The early investigation turned up a portion of that theft, more than

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