A bumbling couple stole the IDs of Staten Island senior citizens and blew the cash on vacations and courtside NBA seats — but they left a trail of evidence on social media that led to their arrests, officials said yesterday.
Amanda Zieminski, her fiancé, Clyde Forteau, and three others squeezed about $675,000 from the IDs of 80 medical-practice patients to fund their lavish purchases over five years, according to DA Daniel Donovan.
Police recovered several jewel-encrusted Rolex watches, a money clip engraved with Forteau’s nickname, patient files and cash during the investigation.
They bragged about their spending on Facebook, including how in 2012 Forteau and his brother had better NBA playoff seats than NFL-star-turned-accused- killer Aaron Hernandez.
They also posted about their trip to Disney World, where they got engaged inside Cinderella’s Castle.
“Make no mistake, Amanda Zieminski is no Cinderella and Clyde Forteau is far from Prince Charming,” Donovan said.
“However, this story does have a fairy-tale ending — for law enforcement.”
Zieminski worked as a nurse at South Shore Physicians on Staten Island beginning in 2004.
Before she was canned in 2012 for inflating her work hours, she passed along the personal information of patients to Forteau, who refers to himself as “C-Money CEO,” and three other members of the ring, according to the DA, who announced the 64-count indictment a day after the arrests.
Donovan expects to collar more suspects in the coming days.
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