An Ex-NYPD officer has pleaded guilty in connection with his scheme to defraud Wells Fargo clients using information gleaned from his employment at the bank’s Rye Brook branch. Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 28, of Manhattan, pleaded guilty on Monday, May 18 to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, Identity Theft in the First Degree, a class D felony, and Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, a class E felony.
Rodriguez Acosta was arrested last summer on July 16th by the City of Rye Police Department after a lengthy investigation by its detective division. He will be sentenced by Judge James McCarty on September 14. Rodriguez Acosta is no longer employed by the NYPD.
“I am pleased that the efforts of the Rye Police Department have allowed for this matter to be adjudicated prior to trial,” Rye Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy told MyRye.com. “Hopefully this will lead to the return of all monies stolen from the victims so that this matter can be properly closed.”
“This guilty plea from Mr. Rodriguez Acosta is a testament to the fact that, under my administration, no one is above the law” said Westchester District Attorney Susan Cacace, who commended the City of Rye Police Department for its investigatory work on this case. “The defendant not only violated his oath to uphold the law, but he took advantage of his access to confidential information to betray members of our Westchester community. Whenever someone is scammed or defrauded in Westchester County, my office will seek swift redress. In this case, we will aggressively seek to ensure that every penny stolen through the defendant’s criminal scheme is returned to all of his victims.”
Rodriguez Acosta will be sentenced by Judge James McCarty on Sept. 14. Rodriguez Acosta is no longer employed by the NYPD.
On various dates between May 2024 and June 2025, Rodriguez Acosta used banking information he had gleaned while employed as a branch operations coordinator for a Wells Fargo branch in Rye Brook, N.Y., to steal $113,735.80 from 26 customer accounts. Rodriguez Acosta was employed as a Wells Fargo branch operations coordinator from March 2024 to September 2024.
It is further alleged that these thefts continued to occur after Rodriguez Acosta entered the NYPD’s Police Academy in October 2024 and following his graduation in May 2025, when he was assigned to the 48th Precinct for field training.
As outlined in the felony complaint, the defendant used these funds to pay for his own and/or others’ credit card bills; to make payments for a BMW vehicle; to purchase a subscription to “Booty By Jacks,” which, according to its website, describes itself as “the world’s best glute building program;” to pay for a trip to Aruba; to pay for an Airbnb; to pay for meals at various restaurants; and to pay for GEICO insurance, among other transactions.
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Emily Rowe-Smith of the Economic Crimes Bureau, with assistance from Forensic Accountant Mike Frenza.
