WHITE PLAINS – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced that Lisa Marie Birdsall, the owner of Recycled Paws Rescue in Mohegan Lake, pled guilty to stealing nearly $18,000 from the not-for-profit dog rescue organization.
Birdsall, 56, of Yorktown, pled guilty on March 23, to grand larceny, a felony, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor. As part of her plea agreement, Birdsall will be required to pay full restitution for the monies stolen to another organization that cares for animals.
Between January 2020 and December 2020, Birdsall stole $17,956 from money that was donated to Recycled Paws Rescue for the care of animals and used the money for her own personal purposes.
The SPCA of Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit arrested Birdsall on July 13, 2021, following a joint investigation with District Attorney’s Economic Crimes Bureau.
Birdsall is scheduled to be sentenced on March 22, according to the Rocah’s office.
