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 3rddegree, 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.