Kevin Hart s personal shopper accused of spending more than $1M of Hart s money on himself
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Actor Kevin Hart s personal shopper is accused of spending more than $1 million of the actor s money on himself.
According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Dylan Jason Syer allegedly used Hart s credit cards to make unauthorized purchases.
Syer, 29, was arraigned Wednesday in Queens Supreme Court on grand larceny and other charges.
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Kevin Hart s former personal shopper has been charged with stealing more than $1m (£730,000) from the US star.
Dylan Jason Syer, who began working for the Jumanji actor in 2015, is accused of making unauthorised purchases using Hart s credit cards.
He is alleged to have racked up the payments between October 2017 and February 2019.
The 29-year-old has been charged with grand larceny, criminal possession, identity theft and scheme to defraud.
If convicted, Mr Syer, from Long Island City in New York, faces up to 25 years in prison. He is due to return to court on 17 February.
Kevin Hart s Personal Shopper Defrauds Comedian Out of More Than $1M: Queens DA Dylan Jason Syer, 29 and of Long Island City, allegedly charged approximately $923,000 on Hart’s credit cards without authorization, in addition to $240,000 worth of jewelry and watches purchased from a high-end jeweler in California.
Published February 11, 2021 •
Updated on February 11, 2021 at 9:53 pm
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Kevin Hart s one-time personal shopper was charged with defrauding the comedian out of more than $1 million in fraudulent credit card purchases, the Queens District Attorney announced Wednesday.
Dylan Jason Syer, 29 and of Long Island City, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on a 10-count indictment charging him with grand larceny in the first and second degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the first and second degree, identity theft in the first degree and scheme to defraud in the first degree for allegedly making the unauthorized cha
Kevin Hart's former personal shopper apparently thought "personal" applied to himself. Dylan Jason Syer of Long Island City, NY, is facing up to 25 years in prison.