PLUMSTED – A township woman has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for writing checks to herself from her employer.
Karly Simon-Sapp, 50, of Plumsted Township previously entered guilty plea to Theft, relative to her former position as bookkeeper for the New Jersey Apartment Association.
Simon-Sapp will also pay restitution in the amount of $357,520. Simon-Sapp pled guilty to the charge on May 23.
Officials said that between January 2016 and January 2022, she forged the signatures of both the Association’s president and vice-president on over 100 checks written out to either herself or to cash.
Simon-Sapp then deposited the forged checks, totaling $357,250, into her personal bank account and utilized the funds for her own personal benefit, officials said.
On July 10, 2023, Simon-Sapp was taken into custody at her home by detectives. She was processed and served with the charges via summons pending an appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Taylor Toscano who handled this case on behalf of the State, and commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and Plumsted Township Police Department for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation – leading to Simon-Sapp’s guilty plea, and now her state prison sentence.
