Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 27, pictured above, is charged in a 30-count complaint with spending stolen funds on BMW payments, a trip to Aruba and a workout program called ‘Booty By Jacks’
Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a New York City Police Department officer was arrested Wednesday and charged with numerous felonies in relation to his alleged theft of client funds during his employment with Wells Fargo and continuing into his employment with the NYPD.
Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 27, of Manhattan, was arraigned in Rye City Court Thursday morning on a 30-count felony complaint. Judge Valerie Livingston released the defendant on the condition that he surrender his passport and call the court every day until his next court date, which is Sept. 30. None of the charges is bail-eligible. Judge Livingston further provided a temporary order of protection for the victims.
The felony complaint charges Rodriguez Acosta with the following offenses:
- Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (D felony, 9 counts)
- Identity Theft in the First Degree (D felony, 9 counts)
- Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree (E felony, 2 counts)
- Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (E felony, 1 count)
- Identity Theft in the Second Degree (E felony, 4 counts)
- Petit Larceny (A misdemeanor, 4 counts)
- Identity Theft in the Third Degree (A misdemeanor, 1 count)
DA Cacace said: “The defendant’s brazen conduct, as alleged, does a disservice to his colleagues in law enforcement, who wear the badge honorably and took the same oath to protect and serve.
“My administration will work to ensure that Mr. Rodriguez Acosta is held accountable for his alleged crimes and that the victims in this case are made whole.”
Rye Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy said: “I commend the outstanding work of the Rye Police Department detectives, working in close coordination with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Results such as today’s arraignment help keep communities safe and, in this case, remove an individual who is charged with scheming to defraud numerous individuals, not only in Rye but in the greater Westchester County area.
“We urge anyone who may feel that they have been victimized to reach out to our department or the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.”
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 $87,243.81 from 14 customer accounts, according to the felony complaint.
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 is accused of using 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.
DA Cacace commends the City of Rye Police Department for its investigatory work on this case.
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.
