Investment Advisor and Father Charged with Stealing $175,000 from Elderly Widow

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced today that a Toms River investment advisor and his father were indicted for allegedly stealing $175,000 from a widow, who had entrusted the son with power of attorney.Andrew M. Lesnak, 54, and his father Andrew G. Lesnak, 84, of Hampton Bays, N.Y., were charged today by the state grand jury with second-degree conspiracy, second-degree theft by unlawful taking, second-degree theft by deception and three counts of second-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity.