Andree Greene arrest mugshot. Courtesy photo Andree Greene arrest mugshot. Courtesy photo

The former office manager for a Fort Lauderdale litigator has pleaded not guilty to pilfering more than $200,00 from her boss over a two-and-a-half-year period.

Andree Greene was arrested in Dania Beach on Monday following a traffic stop. According to her arrest report, she had outstanding warrants for grand theft in the first degree as well as criminal use of a personal ID. The charges against Greene stemmed from her time of employment with Fort Lauderdale lawyer Lloyd Falk, who also works as a property manager. During her time with Falk's office, Greene oversaw the maintenance of her employer's properties in addition to making payments and collecting bills from tenants.

As reported by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Greene has been accused of exploiting her position as office manager to steal $217,376 from Falk from January 2016 through June 2018. According to police, she wrote unauthorized checks to herself and purportedly pressured a tenant to make payments to her own personal account, rather than the one belonging to her boss. Greene is also said to have unlawfully lifted nearly $47,000 from Falk in the form of credit card fraud, with $12,616 reportedly spent at a Seminole casino.

Falk fired Greene in April 2018 after becoming aware of the suspicious financial activity. He did not respond to the Daily Business Review's requests for comment by press time.

Greene has pleaded not guilty to both charges against her. Her legal counsel, Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyer Michael Weinstein, told the DBR his client “comes from a good family and spent many years working for this law firm.”

“We have entered our written plea of not guilty and intend on letting the court process play out,” he said. “Our immediate concern is getting her released as she is being held in custody and requires a court order for her release. We are working diligently on her release and look forward to defending the case.”

Greene is being held at the main jail in Broward County on a $100,000 bond. A motion to reduce bond filed Wednesday said she “understands the gravity of the charges against her” and asked the court to waive her passport surrender.

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