MADISON — The former business manager for a Madison landscape and urban planning firm was charged today with theft, identity theft and fraud for allegedly stealing more than $130,000 from company coffers. Authorities allege that the vast majority of the money was spent on Internet gambling.

Anthony M. Maglio, 27, of Stoughton, who was business manager for Schreiber/Anderson Associates, was charged with eight counts of theft in a business setting, three counts of identity theft and two counts of fraudulent writings for alleged thefts between January 2006 and October 2007.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court, Maglio set up an account at a company called Neteller, which handles money transfers for several Internet gambling web sites, in the name of Tim Anderson, co-owner of Schreiber/Anderson.

Using that account, the complaint states, Maglio transferred $123,964 from Schreiber/Anderson's bank account to Neteller, which then disbursed the money to gambling sites.

Maglio could also be heard on archived audio recordings made by Neteller identifying himself as Tim Anderson, the complaint states.

The complaint also alleges that Maglio used credit cards belonging to the firm to buy online music, buy information from a Web site that provides college recruiting information on high school basketball players and to buy computer equipment.

In addition, the complaint alleges that Maglio used Schreiber/Anderson's checking account to send refunds to people who had bought defective merchandise from him through Ebay.

Maglio had worked for Schreiber/Anderson from October 2005 until he was fired on Oct. 3, 2007 because of financial irregularities, the complaint states.

Maglio is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.

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