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Ex-Chief Sentenced For Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester Ex-Chief Sentenced For Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester
Ex-Chief Sentenced For Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester A former fire chief and police officer will spend time behind bars after admitting to stealing more than $300,000 from a Northern Westchester fire department while he was a treasurer. Gerald Munson, who most recently served as the Croton-on-Hudson FD treasurer, pleaded guilty to grand larceny as a crime of public corruption after admitting to stealing $312,925 from the department earlier this year. On Wednesday, Munson was sentenced to a term of between a year-and-a-half and four-and-a-half years in state prison. Munson must also pay restitution to the fire department. Munson was in Westche…

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Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester
Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester A former fire chief and police officer has admitted to stealing more than $300,000 from a Northern Westchester fire department while he was a treasurer. Gerald Munson, who most recently served as the Croton-on-Hudson FD treasurer, has pleaded guilty to grand larceny as a crime of public corruption after admitting to stealing $312,925 from the department. Munson was in Westchester County Court on Wednesday. At the time of his plea, he paid $124,383 in restitution, adding to the $25,000 he paid upon his arraignment.  Munson is due to be sentenced on Oct. 29, when he is expected to pay the re…

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Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester
Ex-Chief Admits Stealing $312K From Fire Department In Westchester A former fire department chief and police officer is facing up to 25 years behind bars after allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from the department in Northern Westchester. Gerald Munson, who most recently served as the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department Treasurer, has been arraigned on several charges related to the theft of $312,925 from the department on Wednesday morning in Croton-on-Hudson Village Court. While acting as treasurer, Munson was tasked with maintaining the department’s bank account and financial records, despite having no prior qualifications or background in accounting o…

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