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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Danny Juliano, a civilian employee of the NYPD, is accused of embezzling $366,380 from the Woodbrooke Estates Homeowners Association in Rossville and then claiming that he used the funds to buy pool supplies.

Juliano, 50, of Acorn Court in Woodbrooke Estates, who works for the Property Clerk Division of the NYPD, has been indicted on charges that include grand larceny and criminal tax fraud, according to statements from District Attorney Michael E. McMahon and the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

After pleading not guilty at his arraignment in State Supreme Court before Justice Stephen J. Rooney, Juliano was released on his own recognizance on Wednesday.

"The crimes alleged undermine the trust and neighborhood fabric that defines a lot of what makes Staten Island great," McMahon said. "Theft from a homeowners association not only impacts the neighbors whose funds were taken and whose neighborhood suffers from loss of upgrades and maintenance -- but also all New York tax payers."

Juliano allegedly made numerous cash withdrawals from the association's checking account between October 2011 and February 2015 without the approval of any board members. As president of the group, Juliano had the authority to sign checks for the association.

When the board confronted Juliano about the missing money, he allegedly said that the money was used to buy pool supplies at lower prices in New Jersey.

He allegedly didn't declare the money as income on his tax returns for 2011 to 2014.

Juliano, who was indicted by a Staten Island grand jury, was arrested on Wednesday morning. He is due back in Supreme Court, St. George, on June 30.