Former N.Y. Museum Employee Accused of Fraud

A former payroll manager for the Brooklyn Museum, in N.Y., has been charged with stealing more than $620,000 from the institution, says the Associated Press.

Dwight Newton was in charge of the museum’s payroll in 2002. According to court documents, Mr. Newton programmed the payroll computer system in 2005 to make direct deposits into his bank account.

Mr. Newton was scheduled to appear in court to face fraud charges yesterday. If he is convicted of the crime, Mr. Newton could face up to 20 years in prison, the New York Daily News reports.

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Mr. Newton at his new job, managing the accounts at Action Against Hunger, a New York nonprofit organization.