Lanoka Harbor, NJ EMS volunteer stole $4,690, authorities say
LACEY TWP. A township resident and volunteer with the Lanoka Harbor Emergency Medical Service is accused of transferring thousands of dollars from the squad s PayPal account into his own, according to an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor s Office.
Matthew Bender, 33, who is also a dispatcher for the Lacey Township Police Department, was charged Thursday with theft.
An investigation by the OCPO Economics Crime Squad revealed that Bender had access to the LHEMS PayPal account. Following a February grant awarded to the organization by Benevity, which facilitates grants on behalf of Macy s, the investigation found that $4,690 was transferred from the LHEMS PayPal into Bender s personal account.