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  • Former state auditor pleads guilty in $400K Wallkill theft

    02/18/2026 5:23:54 AM PST · by rightwingintelligentsia · 11 replies
    Albany Times Union via MSN ^ | February 17, 2026 | Phillip Pantuso
    WALLKILL - A former state auditor accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the town of Wallkill while reviewing its finances pleaded guilty to a felony public corruption charge. Tobias Otieno, 41, of Hyde Park, admitted Tuesday in Wallkill Town Court that he stole $405,843.25 from Wallkill between June 23, 2022, and Sept. 1, 2024, while assigned to audit the town on behalf of the state comptroller's office. Under a plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend a prison sentence of four to 12 years when Otieno is sentenced on June 1, according to a release from Orange County District Attorney David...