embezzlement
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 - 2:30 pm
Hope Peters. Photo: New York State Police.
A Shandaken woman will face felony grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her former employer, according to New York State Police.
Hope Peters was arrested on Wednesday,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 9, 2014 - 1:16 pm
The treasurer of the Cobleskill Bowling League has been charged with embezzling about $10,000 from the league, police say.
Arrested this week by New York State Police troopers was 50-year-old Summit resident Charles Bowen, who has been charged with third-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 8, 2014 - 3:42 pm
More than $10,000 that should have gone toward caps and gowns for next year's graduating seniors, senior pictures, yearbooks and a class trip went into a Sullivan County teacher's pocket instead, police say.
On Thursday, May 8, state police arrested 46-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 - 10:04 pm
A 44-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged with embezzling over $50,000 from Masonic lodges in Sullivan County, where he was an officer for the fraternal organization.
Milford resident John Wells was arrested by Liberty state troopers on Tuesday,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 18, 2013 - 11:04 pm
An employee of the Shandaken highway department has been charged with embezzling over $20,000 from the town, some of it allegedly from FEMA funds meant for Irene flood relief.
On Wednesday, state police arrested 46-year-old Florence Sullivan of Chichester... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 - 2:03 pm
This just in from state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office: The former treasurer of the Woodstock Fire Company No. 3 is facing second-degree grand larceny charges for allegedly siphoning more than $200,000 from the fire department's account and cash... Read more
