Scott Yandrasevich Indicted on Felony Charges Related to Alleged Rye Golf Club Theft

Scott Yandrasevich, the Danbury resident and former general manager of the Rye Golf Club, was arraigned Friday on an 11-count indictment, which includes felony Grand Larceny charges, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.

Yandrasevich is accused of stealing more than $340,000 from the golf club from 2007 to 2012.

Below is the full press release from DiFiore detailing the indictment: 

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Scott Yandrasevich (DOB 2/25/1964) of 11 Abbey Lane, Danbury, Connecticut, was arraigned today on an eleven indictment charging him with:

Between April 10th, 2007 and August 20, 2012, the defendant, who was the General Manager of the Rye Golf Club, located at 330 Boston Post Road, in Rye, New York, stole approximately $342,120 from the Club and the City of Rye by knowingly submitting false invoices to the City of Rye for fictitious employees over this approximate four and a half year period. 

The club is a Rye City owned non-equity membership club.

The defendant accomplished this larceny by setting up and effectively controlling a staffing company called RM Staffing for the purposes of billing the City of Rye for services provided to the Club. 

The defendant submitted false bi-weekly invoices on RM Staffing stationary listing individual(s) who were falsely described as working in “Administration,” “Restaurant” and/or “Operations” at the Club, when in fact no such person(s) worked for the Club.

In total, these fraudulent invoices were submitted during a span of over one hundred pay periods and the City of Rye paid out approximately $342,120 to RM Staffing for these fictional services. 

After RM Staffing received these stolen monies, said stolen monies were ultimately transferred back to the defendant, who used said funds for his own personal use.

The City became aware of financial irregularities, hired outside counsel who further investigated and forwarded those findings to the District Attorneys office.

Bail was continued at $10,000 cash or bond. 

The defendant’s next court date is May 21st, 2014.

He faces a maximum sentence of fifteen years in state prison. 

Assistant District Attorney Brian Conway, Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau is prosecuting the case.