Former Massachusetts Registry Clerk Arraigned On Charges She Allegedly Stole $76,000

August 27, 2007 -- WORCESTER – Today, a former clerk with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) was arraigned in connection with allegedly using her position to steal approximately $76,000. Diana Coroniti, age 36, of Walpole, was charged with Larceny over $250 by Continuous Scheme.

Coroniti began working as a clerk at the RMV branch in Framingham in January 2001 and in June 2004 she was transferred to the Milford branch where she worked as a receiving teller. A receiving teller gathers and counts the checks and cash that come in daily to each RMV clerk, then prepares the daily bank deposit.

Authorities allege that Coroniti stole money by taking advantage of her access to the various daily bank deposits at the Milford RMV branch. Coroniti accepted checks submitted through the Truck Overweight Permitting Division but did not complete the corresponding transactions. At day's end, Coroniti would allegedly insert these checks into the daily deposit and pocket cash in the same amounts, thereby balancing the accounts. The Overweight Permit Division only operates out of the Milford RMV branch and it was not computerized at the time of this theft. The process is now handled primarily through the Massachusetts Highway Department Internet site.

Investigators allege that Coroniti stole $76,000 from the RMV between January and June 2005.

In August 2005, an administrative hearing took place and Coroniti was terminated from her position at the RMV. The Attorney General's Office began investigating in January 2006 after Registry officials reported the scheme, which they uncovered through an internal audit.

Coroniti was indicted August 13, 2007. At arraignment today, she pleaded not guilty in Worcester Superior Court. She is next scheduled to appear in court on October 12, 2007, for pre-trial conference.

The prosecutor assigned to this case is Assistant Attorney General David Waterfall. The matter was investigated by State Police assigned to the Attorney General's Office, with assistance from Financial Investigator Amy Szymaniak.

Source: Massachusetts Attorney General

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