Two alleged thieves have been charged with orchestrating an email scheme that scammed the owner of a small business in Trenton out of $150,000.
Marijane Reilly, 69, of Marietta, New York, and Glenn James Stenzel, 64, of Granbury, Texas are each charged with theft, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.
The business owner told investigators that he was victimized and a wire transfer was redirected to an unauthorized Key Bank account controlled by Reilly.
Reilly then wrote checks to transfer the funds to Stenzel, prosecutors allege.
Surveillance footage and bank records show Reilly distributing the money. Investigators also obtained search warrants for bank accounts and internet service providers.
One of the accounts still had $30,000 in it, which was preserved for the business owner.
The investigation is ongoing as authorities believe others helped Reilly and Stenzel.
Attorney information for Reilly and Stenzel wasn’t listed in court records.
Both were charged Thursday for an offense that took place on Aug. 13, 2024, court records state.
To combat similar crimes, authorities recommend reporting internet crimes to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at
https://www.ic3.gov/
.
IC3 is the central hub for reporting cyber-enabled crime and is run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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