A Bradford man was sentenced to jail time on felony theft charges for allegedly taking more than $90,000 from a person’s trust for uses not related to the beneficiary.
Joel F. Mong, 60, of Bradford, was sentenced to six to 18 months in McKean County Jail, followed by 24 months of probation for theft by failure to make required disposition of funds and theft by deception. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim.
According to the criminal complaint, between January 2014 and October 2018, while Mong was co-guardian of the trust, he used $93,664.82. The complaint alleged there were a “significant number of disbursements” not for the person’s benefit, including “dating sites, payments to several females that did not provide any service (to the person), as well as purchases at beer/wine/liquor/tobacco stores, Amazon, etc.”
The complaint alleged that the state trooper in charge of the investigation interviewed the trust officer at the main branch of Hamlin Bank in Smethport and the alleged victim. He determined that the money was requested and obtained by Mong to “pay for five aides that were alleged to be rendering care to (the victim),” but the victim told police she had never met the alleged aides.
The trooper interviewed the aides, who said they had never met the victim, but said Mong was paying them for various reasons unrelated to the victim, “such as in exchange for their companionship, conversation, and to pay attorney’s fees for one of the females” as well as other expenses, the complaint stated.
In another case, Chelsea E. Coldren, 30, of Lewis Run, was sentenced to one to seven years in state prison for DUI-controlled substance (3rd offense).
Andrea M. Plummer, 49, of Eldred, was sentenced to six months of probation with the first 30 days of restrictive sanctions for DUI-controlled substance.
Jeffrey L. Eshbaugh, 62, of Cyclone, was sentenced to five years of probation with the first 120 days on restrictive sanctions for DUI-alcohol.
Kyle A. Dewyer, 31, of Bradford, was sentenced to 17 days to six months of incarceration in McKean County Jail, with 17 days of credit for DUI-controlled substance.
Amber E. Hoyles, 28, of Coudersport, was sentenced to six months of probation, with the first 90 days of restrictive sanctions for DUI-alcohol.
Shawna M. Foster, 36, of Wellsville, N.Y., was sentenced to five days to six months of incarceration in McKean County Jail, to be served on weekends, for DUI-alcohol.
Devon A. Pulido, 30, of Kane, was sentenced to six months of probation, with the first 90 days of restrictive sanctions for DUI-alcohol.
Richard W. Colon, 28, of Marietta, was sentenced to four to six months of probation for DUI-controlled substance.
Nicholas M. Privett, 36, of Gibsonia, was sentenced to five years of probation with the first 120 days of restrictive sanctions for DUI-controlled substance.
Jeffrey A. Buterbaugh, 45, of Bradford, was sentenced to six months of probation for DUI-alcohol.
