BATAVIA â Former funeral director Michael S. Tomaszewski was arraigned in Genesee County Court Wednesday on more than 200 charges related to him stealing money from clients.
Tomaszewski, 48, entered a not guilty plea to the charges in a virtual appearance in front of Judge Charles Zambito, Assistant District Attorney Kaitlynn Schmit and defense attorney Thomas Burns.
Burns said Tomaszewski waived his right to a grand jury proceeding and entered the plea to a superior court information list of charges.
The charges: 68 counts of third-degree grand larceny, 29 counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, four counts of falsifying business records, one count of scheme to defraud, one count of offering a false instrument for filing, seven counts of petit larceny and 93 counts of failure to deposit advance funeral payments.