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Bookkeeper Sentenced In East Hampton Grand Larceny Case

Publication: The East Hampton Press
By Virginia Garrison   Jan 14, 2013 6:38 PM
Jan 15, 2013 8:06 AM
A former bookkeeper at Schenck Fuels in East Hampton was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay restitution on January 9 in Suffolk County Criminal Court.

Kerri Dewhirst, 38, of Ronkonkoma was charged in the spring of 2011 with felony grand larceny. She was accused of having stolen more than $400,000 from her employers over an extended period of time ending around September 2010. She was no longer working for the company at the time of her arrest, according to East Hampton Village Police.

Ms. Dewhirst pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in October 2011. Justice James C. Hudson set her sentence. The district attorney’s office received a check for $60,000 in reimbursement and Ms. Dewhirst was ordered to pay $2,000 per month for the next five years. If... more

Stole over $400,000. Company had to sell assets to pay for her crimes. She's paid $60,000 and has to pay another $120,000 over the next 5 years or she'll do time. Either way she winds up over $200,000 ahead. Something's not right here.
By itsamazing (114), Southampton on Jan 15, 13 11:00 PM
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