North Plainfield, NJ resident Kristine Whiting charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and theft by deception. North Plainfield, NJ resident James Whiting charged with conspiracy to commit theft by deception.
Story by Shane
Defendant Kristine Whiting was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit theft by deception and money laundering. James Whiting was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit theft by deception. In June 2019, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes unit received a tip that defendant Kristine Whiting had stolen from her previous employer by taking funds from the company’s account.
The investigation led by the Bergen County Prosecutors Office Financial Crimes Unit uncovered that the defendant’s previous employer would provide Kristine Whiting with the company’s business checks. The goal was to obtain certified bank checks to make payments for one of its business expenses accounts. After attaining the certified bank checks, the defendant would instead cash or deposit the checks.
The defendant’s deposited over $100,000.00 into her and her husband’s personal account, James Whiting. After a thorough investigation, Kristine Whiting was arrested on October 2, 2019 in North Plainfield, NJ. The defendant was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit theft by deception in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-4a, a 2nd degree crime, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-25b(1), a 2nd degree crime.
James Whiting was arrested on October 2nd, 2019 and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit theft by deception, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-4a, a 2nd degree crime. James Whiting and Kristine Whiting are awaiting their first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court, (CJP) in Hackensack, NJ on October 23, 2019. The defendant remains innocent until proven guilty.
