Woman sentenced for stealing money from Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce

by WHAM

Thu, June 30th 2022 at 1:54 PM

Updated Thu, June 30th 2022 at 6:34 PM

A judge sentenced Kelly Ashcraft to up to seven years in prison Thursday for stealing money from the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce. (Photo provided by Wyoming County Office of the District Attorney)

Warsaw, N.Y. — A former Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce employee has been sentenced for stealing money from the chamber.

Kelly Ashcraft, 45, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in March to stealing $100,000 from the chamber by forging the signature of a chamber employee and failing to make entries in chamber business records as required.

BACKGROUND:Woman accused of stealing $100K from Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce

Ashcraft was sentenced to 2 ⅓-7 years for second-degree grand larceny, 2-6 years for second-degree forgery and 1 ⅓-4 years for first-degree falsifying business records.

Judge Michael Mohun ordered all sentences run concurrent to each other and that Ashcraft pay $105,024.78 in restitution.

“This defendant has done nothing to show remorse for breaching trust of the small businesses that make up the Chamber of Commerce," Wyoming County District Attorney Donald O'Geen said in a release. "She failed to pay any of $105,000 that she stole from the Chamber of Commerce and its members. This sentence continues to send a message that violating the community’s trust will not be tolerated.”