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A former procurement director for the Staten Island District Attorney's Office has pleaded guilty to running a 10-year scheme in which he racked up more than $440,000 on the DA's credit cards through purchasing personal items and transferring funds to his own bank account.

From 2006 to 2016, William Nelson, 44, used office credit cards to purchase New York Giants tickets, survival gear and handbags and a host of other items, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and media reports.

Nelson also used a PayPal account to transfer money from the cards into his bank account, the release stated.

As part of his plea agreement, he will forfeit more than $440,000 and pay restitution in the same amount to his employer, the release stated. He faces a 10-year maximum jail sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maria Melendez and Erik Paulsen prosecuted the case.

In a statement forwarded to the Law Journal by a spokesman, Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon, who took office in 2016, said that since taking office he has implemented measures recommended by the New York City Department of Investigation and the Comptroller's Office to tighten up internal financial controls.

“Mr. Nelson's crimes over many years caused financial damage to this office and signified a deep betrayal of the public trust,” McMahon said. “This conviction sends the message that crime does not pay.”

Manhattan solo attorney Patrick Brackley, who appeared for Nelson, said his client has “fully accepted his responsibility.”

“He is now about the business of preparing the best possible sentencing presentation,” Brackley said. He said he would ask the court to spare his client from jail time.