Ex-Manager Charged in $27K Motorcycle Theft Case

Chelsea A. Marra-Kaufmann, former general manager at a West Long Branch motorcycle dealership, has been charged with third-degree theft after allegedly stealing over $27,000 from the business. Investigators allege she received nearly $6,000 in unauthorized paychecks in late 2022 and failed to report them. She also allegedly wrote a $3,300 personal check that bounced and disguised the loss as bank fees, and in 2023, did not pay an $18,000 deposit on a sale, later covering it up through accounting manipulations. The charges followed a year-long investigation by the West Long Branch Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes and Special Prosecutions Unit. Marra-Kaufmann has been served a summons and is scheduled to appear in Monmouth County Superior Court on June 10. The case is being handled by Assistant Prosecutor Lawrence Nelsen.