Queens District Legal professional Melinda Katz introduced Wednesday, that 29-year-old Lengthy Island Metropolis resident Dylan Jason Syer, has been indicted and arraigned on grand larceny and different prices.
Katz says Syer allegedly remodeled 1,000,000 {dollars} in unauthorized purchases utilizing Hart’s bank cards between October 2017 and February 2019.
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“The defendant thought he was past attain and was residing out his uber-rich way of life fantasies,” Katz mentioned. “However my staff uncovered the bogus purchases – from the bank card prices being processed by the financial institution, all the way down to monitoring FedEx packages delivered to Syer’s residence and enterprise.”
Syer was arraigned late Wednesday afternoon on a 10-count indictment charging him with grand larceny, felony possession of stolen property, identification theft and scheme to defraud.
Katz mentioned Syer first met Hart in 2015 by means of his private procuring enterprise, Sire Consulting, by means of which he was requested to purchase a number of gadgets for the actor.
By that connection, Syer obtained the actor’s numerous bank card numbers with the understanding that he would solely make licensed purchases.
“This could function a cautionary story for everybody,” Katz mentioned. “No matter whether or not you’re a celeb or not, anybody can fall sufferer to this type of fraud.”
If convicted Syer faces as much as 25 years in jail.
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