Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment and arraignment of JOSEPH CILIBRASI, 50, and CILIBRASI & ASSOCIATES, INC. ("CILIBRASI & ASSOCIATES"), for the theft of approximately $1.48 million from two clients. As the owner and president of CILIBRASI & ASSOCIATES, CILIBRASI, a non-CPA accountant, provided tax accounting and business management services primarily to individuals and entities in the entertainment industry. The defendant and his business have been charged with one count each of Grand Larceny in the First Degree, Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, and Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree. CILIBRASI is also charged with one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.[1] The crimes charged in the indictment occurred between January 2, 2002, and September 23, 2010. "This defendant ingratiated himself to his victims and gained their trust o...