Pattersonville woman sentenced in $147K veterinarian business theft; Owner speaks of ‘incalculable’ impact | The Daily Gazette
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PATTERSONVILLE – A Pattersonville woman was sentenced this week to up to six years in state prison after admitting to taking $147,000 from the veterinary clinic where she worked. Sentencing took place after the veterinarian she stole from spoke of the “incalculable” impact from the theft, Schenectady County district attorney’s officials said.
Jennifer Dolezsar, 49, of Pattersonville, pleaded guilty earlier to one count of second-degree grand larceny, a felony.
Judge Matthew Sypniewski sentenced Dolezsar Tuesday to two to six years in state prison, in accordance with her plea agreement, prosecutors said. The judge also ordered her to pay full restitution to the victim.
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Jennifer Dolezsar, 49, of Pattersonville, pleaded guilty earlier to one count of second-degree grand larceny, a felony.
Judge Matthew Sypniewski then sentenced her Tuesday to two to six years in state prison, in accordance with her plea agreement, prosecutors said. The judge also ordered her to pay full restitution to the victim.
Dolezsar admitted to embezzling the money from her employer Veterinary Specialties Referral Center in Pattersonville, over the course of multiple years, prosecutors said.
She admitted to specifically taking the cash receipts received by the clinic and then falsifying the daily reports sent to the business’ accountant to cover up her theft, prosecutors said.
Pattersonville woman gets prison for stealing from pet surgeon
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Jennifer Dolezsar faces up to six years in state prison for embezzling $147,000 from her former employer, Veterinary Specialties Referral Center in Pattersonville, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney s office. Marilyn Nieves / Getty Images/Vetta
SCHENECTADY An office worker who embezzled $147,490 from her former employer, Veterinary Specialties Referral Center in Pattersonville, will spend at least two years in state prison.
Schenectady County Judge Matthew Sypniewski called Jennifer Dolezsar a thief and said he doubted she would repay the money she systematically stole from the practice over several years.
The judge on Tuesday sentenced Dolezsar to two to six years in prison. The sentencing followed her prior guilty plea plea to a charge of second-degree grand larceny.