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
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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.
Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has reportedly been defrauded of
$1 million by his personal shopper.
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Long Island City resident Dylan Syer was arraigned in New York on charges including grand larceny, according to a Page Six report. Syer allegedly used credit cards belonging to Hart, 41, to fund a lavish lifestyle that included high-end watches, bags and a Sam Friedman painting.
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According to the Queens County DA, it all started with small, legitimate and authorised purchases for Kevin Hart, before the actor’s credit cards were used to funnel cash into Syer’s personal accounts and for purchasing items he then couriered home and to his business.