A former procurement director at the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office now faces federal fraud charges for allegedly embezzling over $440,000, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced Thursday.
William Nelson was charged with one count of theft of funds and nine counts of mail fraud for allegedly executing a decadelong scheme to defraud the office, according to federal prosecutors. Nelson used two American Express credit cards to make a host of purchases for himself and others that included jewelry, alcohol, survival gear, airfare and event tickets, they allege.
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