Vernon Center, N.Y. — A former treasurer of the Vernon Center Fire Department was sentenced Tuesday to one to three years in state prison for stealing more than $300,000 from the department.

Jonnell Rose, 51, of Vernon, stole $309,000 from the volunteer fire department over a six-year period from May 2018 to May 2024, according to the state Comptroller’s Office and the State Police.

Oneida County Judge Michael R. Nolan also ordered Rose to make full restitution to the department.

Rose pleaded guilty in Oneida County Court to second-degree grand larceny in August.

Rose wrote fire department checks to cash and deposited checks written to various legitimate fire department vendors into his personal accounts, officials said in a news release. He deposited checks intended for the departme

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