Overview
- Kiehm, 45, was arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court on a second-degree grand larceny charge and released on non-monetary bail.
- Prosecutors allege he used the name Dae Up Lee Kim after meeting the 44-year-old on Bumble in 2019 and moved into her apartment.
- The woman sent a $78,250 cashier’s check, then wires of $86,750 and $107,000 for what she believed were payments tied to a Brooklyn auction property.
- The DA says he never bid on the home and that the money went to an associate, was shifted into a jointly held account, and withdrawn in cash.
- The Financial Frauds Bureau is continuing the case and seeking other possible victims, and news reports note Kiehm’s 2017 convictions for similar scams.