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Former Manager Takes Plea Deal After Stealing Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library Former Manager Takes Plea Deal After Stealing Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library
Former Manager Takes Plea Deal After Stealing Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library The former business manager of a public library in Westchester has taken a plea deal after stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her workplace.  Mamaroneck resident Mary Soto, age 62, pleaded guilty to defrauding the Mamaroneck Public Library on Wednesday, April 24, according to library officials. Earlier Report - Update: Former Business Manager Steals Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library, DA Says Her plea bargain includes a $43,900 fine and 3 years probation, officials added. According to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, between May 2016 and February 20…

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Update: Former Business Manager Steals Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library, DA Says Update: Former Business Manager Steals Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library, DA Says
Update: Former Business Manager Steals Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library, DA Says The former business manager of a public library in Westchester is facing grand larceny charges after stealing more than $44,000 from her workplace over several years, officials announced.  Mamaroneck resident Mary Soto, age 62, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 14, months after resigning from her position as business manager at the Mamaroneck Public Library, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, between May 2016 and February 2023, Soto stole around $44,769 from the library's bank accounts in the form of credit card and r…

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New Update: Library To Remain Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester New Update: Library To Remain Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester
New Update: Library To Remain Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester A library in Westchester will remain open after announcing that it needed more than $1 million to stay in business in the wake of the discovery of financial irregularities caused by a former senior staffer.  Here's a new, updated story - Update: Former Business Manager Steals Over $44K From Mamaroneck Library, DA Says On Monday night, April 17, the Mamaroneck Village Board of Trustees voted to approve tax anticipation notes that would allow the Mamaroneck Public Library to remain open, Mamaroneck Mayor Tom Murphy announced. The announcement comes after the library's Board of Trus…

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Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester
Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found In Westchester A library in Westchester will need more than $1 million to stay open after it was led to believe by a former senior staffer that it possessed a large surplus of funds that did not exist, officials said.  The Mamaroneck Public Library will need around $1.4 million over the next two fiscal years to stay in operation or it will have to close on Thursday, June 1, according to Mamaroneck Mayor Tom Murphy. The announcement comes after the library's Board of Trustees, which explained the situation to Murphy during a meeting on Monday, April 10, discovered "financial irregularit…

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Library In Westchester Investigating Financial Irregularities After Departure Of Senior Staffer Library In Westchester Investigating Financial Irregularities After Departure Of Senior Staffer
Library In Westchester Investigating Financial Irregularities After Departure Of Senior Staffer Here's a new, updated story: Mamaroneck Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found A senior staffer at a Westchester County library has resigned following the discovery of several financial irregularities and a subsequent forensic audit focused on the potential misappropriation of funds.  The resignation comes after the Mamaroneck Public Library Board of Trustees discovered "financial irregularities" involving the library's business office in February. Immediately after this, the library's business official was put on administrative leave and a f…

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