ODESSA, N.Y. (WENY) -- A former Odessa village clerk is accused of stealing more than $10,000 through false timesheets.

Kristi Pierce, 47, was charged with third-degree grand larceny and defrauding the government. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli accused Pierce of padding her timesheets between 2012 and 2019.

According to DiNapoli's office, Pierce used the falsified timesheets to claim she had worked more than 25 hours per week, as that was the minimum amount of hours needed to accrue paid time off. As a result of the falsified documents, she received more than $11,000 in pay. 

"For seven years, Ms. Pierce allegedly falsified records to make it look like she worked more hours than she actually did and effectively stole from local taxpayers,” Comptroller DiNapoli said. “I thank DA Wetmore and the State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation for working with my office to fight fraud and protect the public trust.”

Pierce worked as the village clerk for Odessa from 2005 to 2019.