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New charges filed against Stamford employee accused of embezzlement
Posted on 07/19/2010
By STEVE KOBAK Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- A former city human resources employee arrested in May for embezzlement is facing additional charges after a forensic audit revealed that he took nearly $400,000 from the city, according to Capt. Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police Department. Fred Manfredonia, 59, of 11 Fairview Ave. in Branford, turned himself in at Stamford Police headquarters on Friday after being advised that there was a warrant for his arrest. He was charged with first-degree larceny and second-degree larceny. He posted $100,000 bond and will appear in court July 30. For 13 years, Manfredonia held a position within the Human Resources Department and managed employee benefits. Among Manfredonia's duties as manager of employee benefits was to review, approve and issue money -- in the form of checks -- to city employees who took advantage of the city's education incentive program. Manfredonia was charged in April with first-degree larceny, and two counts of third-degree forgery for allegedly writing, then depositing, five checks totaling $13,927 into a People's Bank account in Manfredonia's name, according to the police report. The new charges stem from a three-month investigation by officer Heather Bozentko that revealed Manfredonia embezzled $345,000 from the city between February 2005 and March 2010, police said. The figure does not include the $13,927.00 that he was initially charged with taking, police said. The investigation also revealed that Manfredonia took about $40,000 prior to 2005, but he could not be charged with taking the money due to the statute of limitations, according to Conklin. Conklin said that the investigation into the embezzlement scheme is still ongoing, and he would not rule out additional arrests as the investigation progresses. "There are a number of other things that we want to look into, and that we are going to look into," he said. Times staff writer Tom Evans contributed to this story.
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