POUGHKEEPSIE – Sixty-six-year-old Robert DiChiara, who admitted to stealing $27,485 from the Arlington-LaGrange Lacrosse Club , was sentenced to prison on Wednesday morning. He was arrested by State Police in June 2023 and charged with felony grand larceny after club officials noticed the discrepancies.

DiChiara entered a guilty plea to the grand larceny charge in October.

Dutchess County Court Judge Edward McLoughlin gave DiChiara, who served as the club’s treasurer, an opportunity to repay the stolen money as the case moved forward through the judicial system. During Wednesday’s appearance, Judge McLoughlin was advised that DiChiara had repaid a total of $750, causing the judge to express his disappointment with the defendant.

While a group of John Jay High School students on a cl

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