Woman admits she stole at least $20,000 from the Coventry Fire Department
NORWICH – A Coventry woman pleaded guilty to grand larceny charges on Monday after she admitted to stealing at least $20,000 from a local volunteer fire department over a five year timespan.
Julie M. Clark, 58, of Coventry pleaded guilty to third-degree larceny, a class D felony. As part of her plea deal, she was sentenced to a three year long condition discharge and therefore isn’t expected to serve any jail time.
According to her indictment, between February 2012 and January 2017, Clark worked as the treasurer of the Coventry Volunteer Fire Company, and stole $83,540.07 by abusing her position. A representative of the fire company said the full amount stolen by Clark was paid for by their insurance.
Defense Attorney Kurt Schrader said after several negotiations with Chenango County District Attorney Michael Ferrarese, the two parties agreed that if Clark paid $20,000 to the fire department in restitution, she wouldn’t receive any time in jail.
“This deal was the result of extended negotiations between my office and Mr. Ferrarese,” said Schrader. “We have a check here in court today for the full $20,000.”
According to Coventry Fire Company Chief James Fowlston Jr, Clark may have stolen up to $120,000, but the prosecution could only charge Clark for the most recent five years worth of theft due to the statue of limitations.
Fowlston said the fire department’s insurance covered the $83,540.07 stolen by Clark, and the $20,000 is to cover the time and energy spent investigating the missing money. He said it’s likely that the insurance company will seek the full amount of money from Clark in restitution in the near future.
“As far as I know, the insurance company is going after her for the rest of the money,” said Fowlston. “In the meantime, we’ve implemented new security features to stop this from happening again in the future.”
He said added security measures include simply making sure two people sign off on each of the checks.
Julie M. Clark, 58, of Coventry pleaded guilty to third-degree larceny, a class D felony. As part of her plea deal, she was sentenced to a three year long condition discharge and therefore isn’t expected to serve any jail time.
According to her indictment, between February 2012 and January 2017, Clark worked as the treasurer of the Coventry Volunteer Fire Company, and stole $83,540.07 by abusing her position. A representative of the fire company said the full amount stolen by Clark was paid for by their insurance.
Defense Attorney Kurt Schrader said after several negotiations with Chenango County District Attorney Michael Ferrarese, the two parties agreed that if Clark paid $20,000 to the fire department in restitution, she wouldn’t receive any time in jail.
“This deal was the result of extended negotiations between my office and Mr. Ferrarese,” said Schrader. “We have a check here in court today for the full $20,000.”
According to Coventry Fire Company Chief James Fowlston Jr, Clark may have stolen up to $120,000, but the prosecution could only charge Clark for the most recent five years worth of theft due to the statue of limitations.
Fowlston said the fire department’s insurance covered the $83,540.07 stolen by Clark, and the $20,000 is to cover the time and energy spent investigating the missing money. He said it’s likely that the insurance company will seek the full amount of money from Clark in restitution in the near future.
“As far as I know, the insurance company is going after her for the rest of the money,” said Fowlston. “In the meantime, we’ve implemented new security features to stop this from happening again in the future.”
He said added security measures include simply making sure two people sign off on each of the checks.
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