Before joining the NYPD, a rookie police officer bilked clients at his former bank job in Rye, NY, out of $87,000, which he spent on luxurious vacations, a BMW and a subscription to a glute-building workout program called Booty By Jacks, among other extravagances, according to the Westchester County district attorney.
Police arrested Manhattan resident Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 27, Wednesday and charged him with grand larceny, identity theft and scheming to defraud for his alleged thievery while employed at Wells Fargo, which he continued after being hired by the NYPD, Westchester County D.A. Susan 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,” Cacace said in a statement.
“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.”
Rodriguez Acosta has been assigned to the 48th Precinct in the Bronx, which serves Belmont, East Tremont and West Farms, since recently graduating from the NYPD Police Academy in May.
Before entering the Police Academy in October 2024, he worked as a branch operations coordinator for a Wells Fargo bank in Rye from March to September that year. During that time, he allegedly “used banking information he had gleaned” at his job to steal from 14 customer accounts, according to the Westchester D.A.’s office.
He reputedly used the ill-begotten funds to pay for a lavish vacation in Aruba, car and insurance payments on a BMW, restaurant dinners, credit card debt for himself and others and a subscription to Booty By Jacks — which, according to its website, describes itself as “the world’s best glute building program” — among other expenses.
Rodriguez Acosta has been suspended without pay but is so far still employed with the NYPD, according to a Police Department spokesperson, who otherwise declined to comment.
Rodriguez Acosta was arraigned in Rye City Court Thursday morning. Judge Valerie Livingston released him on the condition that he surrender his passport and call the court every day until his next court date on Sept. 30.
“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,” Rye Public Safety Commissioner Michael Kopy said in a statement.
Kopy urged anyone “who may feel that they have been victimized” to reach out to his department or the Westchester D.A.’s Office.
Rodriguez Acosta’s arrest comes as the NYPD is attempting to fire 31 rookie police officers who were hired despite failing their psychiatric and character evaluations and having checkered histories, including arrests, drug use, patronizing sex workers, traffic violations and “serious disregard for rules and consequences,” according to lawyers for the city and the NYPD. It was not immediately clear if Rodriguez Acosta was one of those officers.
