A New York man and an man have been charged with pilfering nearly $300,000 from a Holmdel-based company via an alleged fraud scheme, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.   

Jacob Gindi, 33, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, and Jimmy Dabbah, 34, of the Gravesend section of Brooklyn, NY, have both been charged with: second-degree computer theft, second-degree conspiracy to commit theft, second-degree theft by unlawful taking, and two counts of second-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity stemming from the scheme. 

An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes and Special Prosecutions Unit revealed that in May of 2023, Dabbah opened an account with the victim (Holmdel-based company) using a business named Rapid Pest Control, a fake business.

Over a span of 10 days in late 2023, the investigation determined, Rapid Pest Control accessed the victim company’s software and credit-card payment platform, then conducted more than 750 fraudulent transactions using the stolen credit-card information, amounting to roughly $296,000 in theft.

The victim company determined that despite the transactions, Rapid Pest Control never performed any actual pest control services for any clients.

The investigation also determined that the vast majority of the stolen funds were transferred from Rapid Pest Control’s bank account to two companies controlled by Gindi, PCO Marketing Inc. and Infinity Trading Solutions LLC.

Gindi then used the funds to pay credit card, car and tuition bills, and fund other personal expenses.

Both Gindi and Dabbah turned themselves in to authorities earlier this week. When Dabbah was scanned by a metal detector, he was found to be in possession of a knife concealed in his belt buckle. He was then also charged with a third- and a fourth-degree weapons offense.

Both defendants were released on their own recognizance pending future proceedings in Monmouth County Superior Court. Initial appearances for both have been tentatively scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Anyone with further information about the activities of Gindi and Dabbah is asked to contact MCPO Detective Michael Acquaviva at 800-533-7443.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

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