Weiss
KINGSTON – A former church secretary/bookkeeper has been indicted
on 63 counts by an Ulster County grand jury for stealing from St. Joseph’s
Roman Catholic Church in Kingston and from its elderly priest.
Amanda Weiss, also known as Zehnick, 29, of Kingston, is alleged to have
stolen $55,441 between July 2015 and May 2017.
The grand jury charged her with two counts of grand larceny, 26 counts
of forgery, 31 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, one
count each of scheme to defraud, and offering a false instrument for filing,
and two counts of criminal tax fraud.
Irregularities in the church’s bookkeeping were brought to the attention
of the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, which conducted
an investigation with the assistance of the state Department of Taxation
and Finance.
