Englishtown Woman Indicted on Forgery and Theft Charges

Lisa Dispenza, an resident, has been indicted by the Monmouth County Grand Jury for allegedly stealing money from an individual by forging their checks without authorization.

According to the indictment issued by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Dispenza, 26, allegedly stole money in excess of $500 belonging to an individual and JP Morgan Bank in Marlboro and Englishtown on Sept. 23 and 25 of last year.

Dispenza obtained the money by forging checks without the authorization of the individual of whom the money belonged at Bank of America.

She has been indicted on three separate counts: theft of movable property, forgery, and uttering a forged instrument  - all of which are third degree crimes.

Regardless of the charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and state law.