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A city Parks Department worker stole $30,000 from people who rented a building in a Queens park for weddings and other celebrations, the city’s Department of Investigation said Thursday.

In the four-year-long scheme, Nicole Gamory allegedly funneled 54 payments to her private bank account from clients who were renting out the Oak Ridge House, a mansion in Forest Park used for events such as weddings and birthday parties.

“This defendant was entrusted with payments from clients looking to reserve a singular experience for joyous milestones, including birthday celebrations and wedding receptions, and instead, crashed their parties by allegedly pocketing the funds,” DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett said.

Gamory, of Brooklyn, was arrested Thursday and hit with grand larceny and a slew of other felony charges, according to the Queens District Attorney.

Between 2014 and 2019, Gamory steered checks and money orders to her personal accounts. The cash should have been paid to the Forest Park Trust, a nonprofit that operates the facility in the Queens park.

Attorney information for Gamory was not immediately available.

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