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.