FORMER SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER INDICTED BY ULSTER COUNTY GRAND
JURY FOR STEALING FROM ST. JOSEPH’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND FROM ELDERLY
PRIEST.
A 29 year old Kingston resident has been indicted by an
Ulster County Grand Jury for stealing from St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in
Kingston and from its elderly priest.
An Ulster County Grand Jury returned a 63 count indictment
charging Ms. Weiss/Zehnick with 2 counts of Grand Larceny 3rd
degree, 26 counts of Forgery 2nd degree, 31 counts of Criminal
Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd degree, 1 count of Scheme to
Defraud 1st degree, 1 count of Offering a False Instrument for
Filing and two counts of Criminal Tax Fraud 5th degree. The indictment alleges that between July,
2015 and May, 2017 the defendant stole $55,441.00.
Irregularities in the church’s bookkeeping were brought to
the attention of the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, who conducted an
investigation with the assistance of the New York State Department of Taxation
and Finance.
Defendant Amanda Weiss a/k/a Zehnick is presumed innocent
until such presumption is overcome in a court of law; she is represented by
attorney Joseph O’Connor. The matter is
being prosecuted by the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office Chief Revenue
Crimes Prosecutor Jessica Mila Schutzman.
