Chester supervisor pleads guilty, will resign

Jamieson

ALBANY – Chester Town Supervisor Alex Jamieson pled guilty in Albany
County Court on Tuesday, admitted that he collected $5,695 in state unemployment
benefits while working.

Jamieson pled guilty to two counts of filing a false instrument for filing,
will serve no jail time and will have to resign from his town job.

He will also have to make full restitution by the time he is sentenced
in November.

Jamieson was initially charged with one count of grand larceny and 22
counts of offering a false instrument for filing.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.