Celebrity chef and fashion designer indicted for stealing $14,000 from Bay Ridge cafe
Vincent Tropepe hit with 41-count indictment from Brooklyn DA
A self-proclaimed celebrity chef and fashion designer from Bay Ridge was arraigned on a 41-count indictment and accused of stealing more than $14,000 from a Bay Ridge cafe, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Friday.
Vincent Tropepe, 36, was honored by Borough President Eric Adams in 2014 for being the youngest person to be inducted into the Borough Hall Culinary Hall of Fame. Prosecutors have charged him with grand larceny, criminal possession of a forged instrument and falsifying business records for stealing more than $14,000 from the Yemen Cafe.