NYPD Officer Used Dead Man’s Card: 30-Year-Old NYPD Officer Charged After Buying Diamond Ring, Jewelry

An NYPD officer used a dead man’s credit card according to the DA. The New York Daily News reports that the female officer decided to buy herself a diamond ring and other jewelry. Prosecutors say that Ymmacula Pierre, 30, took the deceased man’s charge card and purchased a few pricey items for herself last summer.

“Pierre was called to an E.14th St. apartment to make a ‘wellness check’ on a 65-year-old man with medical issues who’d failed to show up for work, prosecutors said. Pierre, who was assigned to the Sixth Precinct station house, discovered architect Ken Sanden dead inside. She used his Samsung Galaxy phone to contact his niece, and vouchered some of his property, including his Mastercard, prosecutors said.”

The NYPD officer that used the dead man’s credit card worked for the NYPD for the past three years. She has been charged with criminal possession of stolen property, identity theft, and official misconduct charges for the brazen theft. She pleaded not guilty to charges, and has been released from custody.

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According to Pix 11, police were notified of the case when a relative of Mr. Sanden was contacted about potential credit card fraud by the credit card company. An investigation uncovered the address that Pierre used on her NYPD application was the same address where a diamond ring was delivered.

“In this case, the defended is accused of disgraceful conduct by using the credit card information of a dead man to buy expensive jewelry,” said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. “No grieving relative should have to worry about alleged theft and misconduct by a uniformed officer in the aftermath of a loved one’s passing,” Vance added.

The NYPD officer who used the dead man’s credit card has shocked thousands of people. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, one of Mr. Sanden’s neighbors spoke out about the incident and said that the officer’s poor decision to take advantage of Mr. Sanden was absolutely “horrible.”

“We lived next door for 10 years. He was a very private person. We trust that the police be there when we need them. This is just wrong, to take advantage of Ken. It’s a horrible thing to do, to someone who can’t take care of himself,” said Evan Oppenheimer.