HANOVER – Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock confirmed that Anna Marie Bustamante, 63, of Visalia, California, has pleaded guilty to theft charges related to a business email compromise scheme.
On January 21, 2025, Bustamante pleaded guilty to Accusation 25-01-00056-A, initially charged as second-degree theft and later amended to third-degree theft as part of a plea agreement. The State has recommended 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Center as a condition of her probation.
Bustamante defrauded a victim of $806,727.92, but the victim was able to recover all but $5,000 of the stolen funds. As a condition of her probation, Bustamante must repay the remaining $5,000 to fully compensate the victim.
She is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Robert Hanna on February 14, 2025.
The investigation involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Hanover Township Police Department, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office in California, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit.
