'Bill And Ted' Film Producer Accused Of $1M LI Break-Ins

SAG HARBOR, NY ? A Manhattan film producer ? whose credits include "Bill and Ted Face the Music" ? and a Connecticut woman were arrested after they committed a heist, stealing more than $1 million in cash, jewelry, wine, and guns from a wealthy woman's two homes in Sag Harbor and Manhattan, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday.

Raymond Bouderau, 49, of Manhattan's Upper East Side, and Jacqueline Jewett, 57, of Connecticut were arrested, Tierney said. Bouderau was charged with first-degree grand larceny, a felony, two counts of second-degree burglary, violent felonies, and fourth-degree conspiracy, Tierney said.

Jewett was charged with first-degree grand larceny, a felony, and second-degree burglary, a violent felony, Tierney said.

According to the Living the Dream Films website, Bouderau is the CEO and executive producer of the production company.

At their arraignment on December 2, East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky ordered Bouderau held without bail; Jewett?s bail was set at $200,000 cash, with $400,00 set as a bond alternative, and $650,000 set as a partially secured bond alternative, Tierney said.

According to Tierney, the investigation began on September 27, when members of the Sag Harbor Police Department and the New York State Police responded to the report of the burglary at a residence in Sag Harbor, which had taken place on September 25 while the homeowner was out of
town.

Police found a point of forced entry through a basement window, discovered that the electricity to portions of the residence had been cut, and that circuit breakers were flipped off, Tierney said. The house had been ransacked and multiple safes were compromised, Tierney said.

After speaking to the homeowner, who had last been in the home on September 22, it was determined that more than $1 million in cash, jewelry, wine, firearms, and other valuables had been stolen, Tierney said. Police also learned that the homeowner had a second residence in Manhattan, and it was later determined that the Manhattan residence had also been burglarized on September 25, Tierney said.

The District Attorney?s Office, New York State Police, and the Sag Harbor Police Department conducted an extensive investigation that included obtaining video surveillance from both homes, Apple iCloud data and license plate reader, or LPR, data, Tierney said.

Based upon review of surveillance video and LPR data, it was determined that a pickup truck registered to Bouderau had been in both Sag Harbor and Manhattan during the time frame of the burglaries on September 25, Tierney said.

The results of the collaborative investigation also revealed that Bouderau, 49, and Jewett, 57, who had previously dated, targeted the woman because she was dating Jewett?s ex-paramour, Tierney said.

As part of their conspiracy, Jewett accessed her ex's Apple iCloud data to gather information on the woman, Tierney said. As a result, Jewett was aware of valuable possessions within the woman's home, Tierney said. Both Jewett and Bouderau were aware that the woman would be away on vacation during the time that they planned to commit the burglaries, Tierney said.

After obtaining asearch warrant for Apple iCloud data, authorities found a text conversation between Bouderau and Jewett, coordinating the burglaries; the continuing investigation revealed their "elaborate scheme" to steal from the two while the woman was away on vacation, Tierney said.

After obtaining the results of a search warrant executed on one of Bouderau?s electronic accounts, it was determined that images of Bouderau were consistent with the person seen in the surveillance videos from both burglary locations, Tierney said. Police also obtained additional video, from a nearby location, that showed Bouderau and another individual carrying proceeds of the Sag Harbor burglary into Bouderau?s home in Manhattan in the hours after the burglaries had occurred on September 25, Tierney said.

On November 30, a search warrant was executed on Bouderau?s residence in Manhattan; during the execution of the search warrant, many of the proceeds of the Sag Harbor burglary, including an AR-15 rifle and a large quantity of stolen wine were recovered, Tierney said. Also recovered were about 750 grams of a substance that field-tested positive for Ketamine, Tierney said.

Also on November 30, Jewett was questioned, and admitted her role in the burglaries, Tierney said.

According to imbd.com, Living The Dream Films is a production company specializing in film development, production and financing. Bouderau is a native New Yorker born and raised in Rockaway, Queens with "a lifelong love affair with movies and television." He has also been a restaurant and bar owner and worked in construction and real estate, the site said. In 2020 he announced his new film "Bill & Ted 3" on social media.

Also according to imbd.com, Bouderau has worked on seven feature length films in the past seven years , with actors including Amanda Seyfreid, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Wright, Adam Levine, Taylor Schilling and many others; his films have screened at festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, South by Southwest, and the TriBeCa Film Festival.

?Life is not like the movies. These defendants thought it would be a good idea to pull a ?heist,? wherein they secretly gathered criminal intelligence about their wealthy target, orchestrated unlawful intrusions into two locations and made off with well over $1 million dollars in proceeds,? Tierney said. ?Fortunately, unlike the movies, Suffolk County law enforcement does not sit idly by, and together, detective investigators from the Suffolk County District Attorney?s Office, the New York State Police, and the Sag Harbor Police Department were able to swiftly solve this case."

?It is always a good day in law enforcement when a collaborative investigation concludes with the arrest of two individuals who are responsible for committing such heinous crimes,? said State Police Troop L Troop Commander Major Stephen J. Udice.

?Thanks to the coordination between our partners in the New York State Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney?s Office, we were able to quickly solve this case," said Sag Harbor Police Chief Austin J. McGuire. "I am so proud of everyone who worked tirelessly to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.?

Bouderau is being represented by the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County. Jewett is being represented by Gerard McCloskey. McCloskey was not immediately available for comment.