A 63-year-old woman from California, Anna Marie Bustamante, has been charged with stealing over $800,000 from a business in Hanover Township, New Jersey.
Authorities say she posed as an authorized vendor using a compromised email account.
The theft happened on July 27, 2023, when Bustamante tricked the business into transferring $806,727.92 to a bank account that looked similar to the real vendor’s account.
The fraud was discovered a week later, on August 3, 2023, and reported to Hanover Township police.
The investigation is ongoing, and officials have not revealed the name of the business or other specific details.
Bustamante is currently in custody in California and is awaiting transfer to New Jersey to face charges. No attorney has been listed for her at this time.