Former Rye Y Official Accused Of Theft

RYE, NY — A former Rye YMCA employee was charged with stealing more than $190,000 from the organization. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino said Tuesday that Lee Ann Borg, 31, was charged with second-degree grand larceny, a felony.

She was arrested Tuesday morning and charged in Rye City Court.

Borg is scheduled to reappear in court March 5.

According to the felony complaint, Borg stole more than $190,000 by making personal purchases with the Rye YMCA corporate credit card.

As the former senior program manager of the Y, Borg was authorized to make purchases for its programs and events.

Police said she abused that authority by making personal purchases from retail stores for items such as prescription medication, clothing and other personal items as well as several thousand dollars in gift cards deposited into her PayPal account for her personal use.

The YMCA discovered the theft and reported it to the district attorney's office.

Gregg Howells, the Y's executive director, supplied Patch with the following comment:

Early last year we discovered that the Rye YMCA had been the victim of fraud related to the misuse of a YMCA-issued corporate credit card, and we reported the matter to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, a former employee of the Rye Y was charged with Grand Larceny.

We expect to be fully reimbursed for our loss by our insurance carrier, and we have taken corrective measures to make sure this does not happen again.

For more than 105 years, the Rye Y has served our community with distinction as an organization committed to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Among our highest priorities is being an ethical, trustworthy, and well-run nonprofit, and we will continue to build on that legacy of service.

At the request of the DA’s office we will not be commenting further, because of the ongoing criminal investigation.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been modified from it's original version to include a statement submitted by the Rye YMCA.

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