West Point manager indicted for stealing $563,393

A civilian manager at West Point has been indicted for allegedly stealing $563,393 from the U.S. Military Academy.

Diana Martucci, of Lagrangeville, was arraigned on Dec. 5 in White Plains federal court on charges of money laundering and theft of government funds. She pleaded not guilty.

As assistant program manager for extracurricular activities, Martucci was an authorized user of two government-issued credit cards for the cadets’ activities.

From October 2021 to June 2024, the indictment states, she made $362,393 in payments to a PayPal account that she controlled under a fictitious business name.

The government says she disguised the payments by submitting falsified credit card statements to her supervisor, and by wiring PayPal funds to layers of bank accounts she owned.

She also used the West Point credit cards to spend $201,377 on vehicles she rented from Enterprise Rent-a-Car in Poughkeepsie, according to the indictment.  Her job did not require her to drive rental vehicles.

Martucci – who has also been known under the last names Battaglini, Lindell, and Rossetti – was released from custody on posting a $150,000 unsecured bond. U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy ordered her to refrain from opening new bank accounts or lines of credit without approval from the government, as a condition of her release.