The former chief executive of a Pittston-based bank has been charged with stalking his estranged family members by repeatedly attempting to see them despite multiple restraining orders barring him from contact.
Thomas Vincent Amico, 71, of Wyoming, is accused of stalking his estranged wife, Leah Amico, children and grandchildren after being prohibited by court order from contacting them.
Amico, now retired, was the chief executive officer of Landmark Community Bank at 2 S. Main St., Pittston, which Fidelity Bank acquired in 2021.
According to the complaint filed by Dallas Twp. police, Amico’s daughter Stacia Arnaud contacted police on April 23 to report he had been stalking her family, including her mother and Amico’s estranged wife, Leah Amico.
Court records show Leah Amico, who is divorcing Thomas Amico, obtained a protection-from-abuse order in April 2024 after raising multiple allegations against him, including “financial abuse” due to him leaving a $200 account balance despite Thomas Amico being worth over $2 million.
Thomas Amico was also accused of using family photos as “kindling” in a fireplace, tampering with light fixtures, turning down the heat in the part of the house occupied by Leah Amico, calling his wife names and scaring her by turning off his headlights and entering the family house without her knowledge, according to the petition.
Court records show that Arnaud and Thomas Amico’s daughter-in-law also obtained separate protection-from-abuse orders against him after he appeared at their children’s school, St. Nicholas – St. Mary’s School in Wilkes-Barre, despite the restraining order obtained by Leah Amico.
Court records indicate that Leah Amico’s PFA has expired but that Thomas Amico remains under a no-contact order related to his family that was issued by Luzerne County Judge Stefanie J. Salavantis as part of the divorce proceeding.
The charges allege that after Thomas Amico arrived at his grandchildren’s school on April 9, city police reminded him about the order and told not to violate it again.
But then on April 17 — only a little over six hours after a court hearing in which he was again reminded about the no-contact order — Thomas Amico mailed a package to Arnaud, according to the charges.
Arnaud also reported having seen Thomas Amico driving around in her neighborhood as well as her mother’s, police said. Thomas Amico also has been seen driving past their jobsites and was observed stopping in front of Leah Amico’s house on the morning of May 3, the charges allege.
“Amico’s recent actions have shown persistence to attempt contacting parties protected from contact,” police allege in the complaint. “His course of conduct over this time has caused significant fear and emotional distress to Arnaud as well as her family, prompting her to contact several police departments to report incidents.”
Police charged Thomas Amico with a misdemeanor count of stalking and a summary count of harassment.
Thomas Amico was issued a summons with orders to appear for a preliminary hearing on July 1.
He did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday.
