• 23 Dec 2011 at 11:58 AM

When Do-It-Yourself Bonuses Backfire

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Helen Kapoutsos, a 28-year-old West Hartford woman, was arraigned Thursday, charged with embezzling nearly $170,000 worth of checks and credit cards charges used to pay for a lavish lifestyle of shopping sprees, romantic getaways to Nantucket and a trip to Aspen, CO…Kapoutsos’ employer went to New Canaan police in September to complain that his personal assistant had written scores of checks and made many more credit card purchases without his permission, her arrest warrant affidavit states. Kapoutsos said her employer met her at a Manhattan strip club and hired her in April 2010. He would pay her $2,600 per month for 20 hours of work per week. Her job was to purchase day-to-day household requirements as well as taking care of the family and other daily tasks associated with being an assistant, the affidavit said. When pressed by police about the huge amounts of checks — up to $4,200 — made payable to her, Kapoutsos said she would write herself checks for her “services and time,” with the permission of her employer, the affidavit said…In April 2011, she paid herself $16,000 for “extra time,” the affidavit said. Kapoutsos said she would have sex regularly with her employer and his fiancee. When police brought the sexual allegation to the employer’s attention, the man admitted he and his fiancee did have sex with her a handful of times, but many fewer than Kapoutsos alleged. He said he did not tell police of the sex because he was embarrassed, but he was willing to go forward with the complaint even if further embarrassment would result. [Stamford Advocate]

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Comments (41)

  1. 1
    Posted by Joe | December 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Picture please

  2. 2
    Posted by DCFucking | December 23, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    This would really be a lot better if Matt could run a quick valuation on those handful of times so we could properly price her "extra time."

  3. 3
    Posted by WCrasher | December 23, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Talk about discreet service huh

  4. 4
    Posted by Guest | December 23, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Gotta learn to keep your hookers happy!

    - Jim Chanos

  5. 5
    Posted by GuestERNIE | December 23, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Google her you lazy bastard.

    2 seconds, links right to Facebook page.

  6. 6
    Posted by Guest26 | December 23, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    If you don't want to pay for your hookers, just use bad checks!

    -Nails

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | December 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Her interests include traveling, symphony, museums, ballet, and opera. Oh, and Spongebob Squarepants.

  8. 8
    Posted by early_hominid | December 23, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Please, God, let this go to trial.

  9. 9
    Posted by Guest | December 23, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Well if there's any consolation for this guy (whose name will inevitably get out, worry not), it's that he won't be the first guy who has not been able to tell the difference between the mistress and the maid.

  10. 10
    Posted by PermaGuestII | December 23, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    "The Ice Storm," Part II.

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | December 23, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    what does the fiancee look like ?

  12. 12
    Posted by sme | December 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    "tommy want winggie…"

  13. 13
    Posted by gab | December 23, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Who would have imagined that hiring a stripper would have turned out like this?

  14. 14
    Posted by 2_Small_2_Bail | December 23, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    His wife knew AND no mention of lovechild. NBD.

    -The Terminator

  15. 15
    Posted by PermaGuestII | December 23, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Does she technically count as the mistress when he's not married to the other one, either?

  16. 16
    Posted by vermontster | December 23, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    "Ven he asked me for zee Cherry Street Speyshul I head no ideeya vat he ment"…

  17. 17
    Posted by Ashley DuPre | December 23, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Amateur.

  18. 18
    Posted by Guest | December 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    It's really a testament to the character of these two fine women that they were able to reach this level in their relationship without spending a prolonged amount of time in an Arab jail.

    -HSBC Relationship Analyst

  19. 19
    Posted by Guy with A.D.D. | December 23, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Hey!

    -DSK

  20. 20
    Posted by trojan_ | December 23, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Full Girlfriend Experience

  21. 21
    Posted by shnaps | December 23, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Brant can't watch, though – or he has to pay $100[youtube pynxRRVBu74&feature=youtube_gdata_player

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pynxRRVBu74&feature=youtube_gdata_player youtube]

  22. 22
    Posted by Guest | December 26, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    $170,000 is a lot of Bess Bucks!

  23. 23
    Posted by Uninvited Guest | December 27, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Probably time to call off the hypothetical wedding.

  24. 24
    Posted by Uninvited Guest | December 27, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    the chick with the ski goggles

  25. 25
    Posted by J smith | December 27, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    I no the name

  26. 26
    Posted by Teri Buhl | December 28, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    He is 43 and lives on an expensive road in New Canaan- Father Peters Lane. My questions if he says he did not pay her for sex can't she turn around and accuse him of sexual harrassment on the job?

  27. 27
    Posted by Teri Buhl | December 28, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Helen had brown hair at the time of her arrest http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Woman-Ha…

  28. 28
    Posted by hammer | December 29, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    This case will be settled out of court because this Wall Streeter and his business woman fiancee don't want their names and their respective families released to the general public.

    New Canaan also had a son leave from a car crash where his father died this week. What is wrong with the place?

  29. 29
    Posted by BRRHS | December 29, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    I went to high school with her. Go Bridgewater-Raynham! We were the trojans so hopefully she worked "safe"

  30. 30
    Posted by ... | December 29, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    bwahahhaha

  31. 31
    Posted by David Scott | December 30, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Yea Ive known Helen ,shes from my home town shes wicked hot and a handfull ,.and no I dont think its her fault , he had went way beyond his roll as a boss ,and ia m shure he told her to wright it
    Up as overtime ,its his fault he couldent keep his pants on and his checkbook,creditcard in his walet I cant say I blame her one bit.
    Just four months ago I asked my friend Greg Picket what do you think she does for a living he said idk,,i replied I think shes a high class call girl and I was right LMFAO!!! ..I was right .! She would go from Manhaten,to Ct. Then the next night off to Boston to drink on Boylston st wit sis Sophia , then off to Aspen sking ,,then just reasintly Hawaii ,She's deff crafty ,and we all love her here in Bridgewater Mass…

  32. 32
    Posted by guest | December 30, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Pamela Chiesi, on right in black http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmrf/6302620612/in/p…

  33. 33
    Posted by @tbuhl | December 30, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    http://www.teribuhl.com/2011/12/30/new-canaan-bos…
    David it looks like Helen's boss has a history of cheating himself. The CFTC shut down his forex trading biz and tried to ban him for a few years.

  34. 34
    Posted by Guest | January 3, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    Geez, what a great story to gladden your heart at the start the new year. Figures she's from Mass. Have not met anyone like that in Connecticut yet. Here's hoping the trial sheds light on whether the differing bonus check amounts reflected the sheer frequency or pure artistry of her services.

  35. 35
    Posted by Guest | January 5, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    Can we talk about the fact the finance is Daneille Chiesi's sister??? No joke, just ridiculous.

    UPDATE 1.05.2012: Mitchell Vazquez’s live-in girlfriend has been found and we learned she is related to another Wall Street bad actor Danielle Chiesi (Raj-Raj pretty friend who went to jail for insider trading last year). Pamela M. Chiesi, age 46, is the women Helen Kapoutsos said her New Canaan boss paid her to have a threesome with. Pamela made local news this march when she was pulled over for driving erratic in New Canaan and the NCPD smelled booze on her. On March 4 2011 Pamela was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. There is a forexsignals.net trading platform listed as a domestic LLC under Vazquez girlfriend’s name but it’s unclear if this is a front for him given the history of SEC and CFTC trading bans or if she’s also a forex trader. What a great match that would be.

  36. 36
    Posted by @tbuhl | January 5, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Yep – I just reported it. Story keeps getting better. http://www.teribuhl.com/2011/12/30/new-canaan-bos…

  37. 37
    Posted by Guest | January 5, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    A photo of Mitch Vazquez http://www.teribuhl.com/2011/12/30/new-canaan-bos…
    Great start, keep digging Teri. There is SO much more, and it's all bad!

  38. 38
    Posted by Guest | January 5, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmrf/6302125485/

  39. 39
    Posted by d paizis | March 10, 2012 at 2:31 AM

    What an appropriate and interesting name: KAPOTA means condom, POUTSO means penis, POUTANA is a prostitute.

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