Suspect In Food-Pantry Crime
Arrested In '99 Philly Area Con
Same Modus Operandi: English Accent;
Prep School, Links To Royalty Claimed
By LIBBY CUDMORE • The Freeman's Journal & Hometown Oneonta
COOPERSTOWN – An English accent, a boarding school education, ties to royalty and a background in high-end home decorating.
These were the lies Antoine Bourbon-Parme – also known as Anthony Cazzari – allegedly told around town.
"He had everyone believing he was from England," said District Attorney John Muehl. "He grew up in Putnam County."
On Tuesday, April 2, Bourbon-Parme, 59, the former co-director of the Cooperstown Food Pantry, was charged with stealing $18,579 from the organization's bank accounts over 16 months, beginning in October 2017 and ending in late January, by forging the signatures of Audrey Murray, retired director; Stacey Smith, director, and Sharon Oberriter, president, the only people with access to the account.
