Moriah EMS Treasurer Charged With Larceny
Posted on Friday, 16 of May , 2008 at 6:24 pm
MORIAH—The treasurer of the Moriah Ambulance Squad has been charged with stealing about $9,600 of the group’s monies.Rebecca A. Rodriguez, 37, of Wasson St., Witherbee, a squad member for about five years, was arrested after squad officials reported discrepancies in the squad’s checking account and an investigation was conducted by Moriah Town Police and the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
She faces charges of third degree grand larceny, second degree forgery and first degree falsifying business records, all felonies.
Police said that she allegedly cashed three checks totaling $9,600 which were drawn on the squad’s account and then altered the account ledger to try to conceal the withdrawals. She also allegedly forged the signature of another emergency squad member on the checks.
She has been arraigned in Moriah Town Court and released on her own recognizance. She has been suspended from the squad and officials have asked for her resignation. 5-16-08
Category: Adirondacks, Courts, Crime
- Add this post to
- Del.icio.us -
- Meneame -
- Digg
COPYRIGHT 2007 - NORTH COUNTRY GAZETTE All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of the publisher.
