Former Addison Clerk's Restitution Determined

BATH, NY (WENY) -- The former Addison Village clerk who stole more than a million dollars in village funding learned just how much she will have to pay back.

Fifty-six year old Ursula Stone had a restitution hearing in Steuben County court in Bath, following her sentencing back in August. The hearing was to determine how much restitution Stone would have to pay; that amount was set at $450,000.

Ultimately, the Steuben County District Attorney and Stone's counsel came to an agreement that since Stone forfeited her public pension as part of her plea agreement, that money will be used for restitution. 

In addition, Stone will serve three to nine years in state prison, after pleading guilty in May to one count of first degree Corrupting the Government. She was originally indicted on 192 felony counts, including charges of Grand Larceny, Money Laundering, Falsifying Business Records, and Attempted Public Corruption. Her guilty plea to the one charge resulted in the others being dismissed. 

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Stone stole more than $1.1 million dollars from the Village of Addison between January of 2004, and April of 2023. Authorities say she was able to operate with little to no oversight, giving herself unauthorized pay raises, along with stealing checks from the Addison Central School District - converting them to certified bank checks and cashing them. Additionally, she cashed out her own unused vacation time, wrote herself checks, and made unauthorized payments to other employees. 

She becomes the first public official in New York State to be required to forfeit her pension as part of her sentence. Stone's monthly pension payment would be $1,920. 

She resigned in March of 2023, during an investigation by the New York State Comptroller's Office. She was arrested following a grand jury indictment in November of 2023.