Kevin Hart’s personal shopper reportedly used actor’s credit cards to buy himself $1M in luxury items

Kevin Hart’s personal shopper reportedly used actor’s credit cards to buy himself $1M in luxury items

Kevin Hart’s personal shopper reportedly stole more than $1 million from the actor to buy luxury items.

The shopper allegedly used Hart’s credit cards to make unauthorized purchases, reports People.

According to the Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Dylan Jason Syer was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court in New York City. Syer is now facing grand larceny and other charges.

The 29-year-old was charged on a 10-count indictment with grand larceny in the first and second degree.

The acting Queens Supreme Court Justice John Latella also charged Syer with criminal possession of the stolen property in the first and second degree, identity theft in the first degree, and a scheme to defraud in the first degree.

Also, the DA filed an asset against Syer in civil court, “seeking to seize, restrain, and ultimately forfeit Syer’s assets up to the amount that he allegedly stole. Any recovered assets will first be used to make any victims of this crime whole.”

In 2015, Syer first started working with Hart when he was hired to secure multiple items for the actor through his personal shopping business, Sire Consulting, LLC. Syer kept the actor’s credit card numbers, “with the understanding that he would only make authorized purchases.”

Prosecutors confirm that Syer made more than $1 million worth of “unauthorized charges on those credit cards over the course of 19 months.”

“The investigation revealed that the defendant used his business’ credit card processing account to make unauthorized charges on Mr. Hart’s credit card. Once those credit card charges were processed by Syer’s bank, the proceeds poured into Syer’s checking account,” the DA said.

Court documents reveal that Syer spent about $923,000 on Hart’s credit cards combined with $240,000 worth of jewelry and watches. He also bought two Louis Vuitton Keepall Bandouliere bags and purchased thousands of dollars of fine art.

Syer is scheduled to make a court appearance on February 17. If found guilty, he could face up to 25 years in prison.

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Celebrity Personal Shopper From Long Island City Charged With Swindling Kevin Hart out of $1.16 Million: DA

Feb. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan

A Long Island City resident who was a personal shopper for comedian Kevin Hart was charged Wednesday for making more than $1 million in unauthorized credit card purchases.

Dylan Jason Syer, 29, allegedly used Hart’s card to buy fine art, designer watches and other luxury items without the comedian’s approval over a 16-month period, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Syer, who ran a personal shopping business, was arraigned Wednesday on a 10-count indictment charging him with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and an array of other charges.

He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.

According to the charges, Syer was hired by Hart in 2015 to purchase items on his behalf.

Syer was provided with Hart’s credit cards to make any necessary purchases, with the understanding that he would authorize them first.

However, Syer allegedly went on a spending spree and racked up more than $1.16 million worth of unauthorized charges on Hart’s credit cards from Oct. 2017 through Feb. 25, 2019.

Syer’s unapproved purchases included at least five Patek Philippe watches valued at more than $400,000. He also allegedly splashed out on a Sam Friedman painting, at least 16 Bearbrick collectible dolls, five KAWS collectible dolls and two Louis Vuitton Keepall Bandouliere bags.

Syer posted pictures of some of the items on his Instagram page, prosecutors said.

Investigators searched Syer’s apartment Wednesday and seized around $250,000 worth of cash and goods.

“The defendant thought he was beyond reach and was living out his uber-rich lifestyle fantasies,” Katz said in a statement.

He has been ordered to return to Queens Supreme Court on Feb. 17.

Syer has also been hit with a civil court action filed by the Queens DA’s Office. The action aims to recoup the amount he allegedly stole.

Kevin Hart’s Personal Shopper Charged With Defrauding Him Out of $1 Million

Kevin Hart’s personal shopper has been indicted by the Queens County Grand Jury on grand larceny, among other charges, for allegedly using the comedian’s credit card to defraud him out of more than $1 million. Dylan Jason Syer could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

“No one is immune to being targeted by fraudsters,” Queens District Melinda Attorney Katz said Wednesday. “This defendant, who owned a personal shopper business, used legitimate purchases to gain access and then allegedly continued to charge the actor’s credit cards for astronomical sums of money.”

Syer, a 29-year-old from Long Island City, N.Y., made unauthorized charges and purchases using Hart’s credit cards from Oct. 12, 2017 through Feb. 25, 2019, according to the indictment.

In total, Syer allegedly charged roughly $923,000 on Hart’s credit cards, in addition to $240,000 worth of jewelry and watches purchased from a high-end jeweler in California. Syer also purchased thousands of dollars’ worth of fine art and other collectibles, including five Patek Phillipe watches valued at more than $400,000. He also bought a Sam Friedman painting, at least 16 Bearbrick collectible dolls, 5 KAWS collectible dolls and two Louis Vuitton Keepall Bandouliere bags, all of which he featured on his Instagram page.

Arraigned before Acting Queens Supreme Court Justice John Latella on a 10-count indictment, Syer was charged with grand larceny in the first and second degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the first and second degree, identity theft in the first degree and scheme to defraud in the first degree.

Syer first became acquainted with the actor-comedian in 2015 through his personal shopping business, Sire Consulting, LLC, through which he was contracted to obtain several items for the actor, according to the district attorney’s office. With the partnership, Syer acquired Hart’s credit cards with the assumption that he would only make authorized purchases.

In addition to pursuing criminal charges, the district attorney will also file an asset forfeiture action against Syer in civil court. Katz said, “I want to send a strong message to the defendant and others who seek financial gain through the victimization of others, that my team and I are committed to aggressively pursuing these actions and separating those who commit crimes from their ill-gotten gains, and returning those funds, where practical, to support the victims.”

After Syer was arrested, investigators performed a court-authorized search warrant, where law enforcement seized approximately $250,000 worth of cash and goods.

Syer is due to return in court Feb. 17.