Denardo
KINGSTON – A former member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Wallkill Fire District was sentenced on Friday in Ulster County Court to 2 1/3 to seven years in state prison for securing blank fire district checks and submitting fraudulent invoices and receipts for alleged expenses resulting in the theft of nearly $240,000 from the district.
Michael Denardo, 39, of Wallkill admitted stealing the money without anyone else knowing of his illegal activity including his wife, whose bank account was used to funnel the cash. He also admitted to tax fraud on his state tax filings for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
District Attorney Holley Carnright said the case originated from an anonymous complaint to the state comptroller’s office with the evidence turned over to his office.
Denardo was sentenced based in his prior plea to one count of grand larceny and three counts of criminal tax fraud.
