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Stephen Rossi of West Haven was arrested last week for embezzling more than $80,000 from the Sitting Duck restaurant in Trumbull and Stratford, according to the New Haven Register.
Trumbull police said they received a complaint from William da Silva, co-owner of the Sitting Duck regarding the missing funds, the Register said.
An audit found that between Nov. 1, 2015, and April 2, Rossi had allegedly taken cash and inflated the inventory, and then keeping the difference, the Register reported.
The restaurant said the total loss was $80,511.56.
During the investigation, video surveillance showed Rossi counting money and then putting some of the cash in his pocket, the Register said.
Rossi was charged with larceny, computer crime, and criminal impersonation and released on $50,000 bond.
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