RANDOLPH — Sabra Aschenbrenner, 46, a mother of three whose family received an outpouring of financial support when their Randolph Township home burned down in May admitted to stealing $75,000 over a three-year period while employed at a Randolph dentist office.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp announced Aschenbrenner pled guilty before the Honorable Stephen J. Taylor, J.S.C. to one count of third degree Theft by Unlawful Taking in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3a.
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office received a referral of this matter from the Randolph Township Police Department which handled the initial investigation. Pursuant to an investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit, Aschenbrenner was charged by accusation with having unlawfully taken and exercised control over financial bank accounts and credit cards belonging to her employer. The offense charged took place between February, 2010 and January of 2013.
As part of the plea agreement, Aschenbrenner has agreed to pay restitution of $75,000 and will face five years of probation.
Prosecutor Knapp would like to thank the Randolph Township Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit, whose efforts contributed to this result.
