Caught Red Handed [72]

Date

3/18/2019

Date Convicted

3/18/2019

Funds Missing From

Village of Hamburg’s Recreation

Title

Hamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K

Description

The village of Hamburg’s recreation attendant was sentenced to three months of weekends in jail and five years of probation for her theft of $156,374, which she has now repaid. Joanne Erickson skimmed money from village fees, then altered public records to conceal her crime, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.

Description Convicted

Erickson, 54, took fees from 2011 to 2017, including money for children’s programs, according to an investigation and audit by the State Comptroller’s office. This led to Erickson’s firing from her $35,000-a-year job. Last year, the four-year village employee pleaded guilty to grand larceny, false filing and official misconduct.

Caught

Joanne Erickson

Caught By

NYS OSC

Amount Missing

$156,000.00

Charges

grand larceny, false filing and official misconduct

Convicted Of

grand larceny, false filing and official misconduct

Amount Recovered

$156,000.00

Jail Time

Yes

Jail Term

three months of weekends in jail and five years of probation

Link

Convicted Link