What is it about snowmobiles and theft that've gone hand in hand the past while? The most recent example of this is the former president of the Snowdrifters of Straford, Chad Daley, who pled guilty to stealing $17,000 from the nonprofit. Now, Daley has agreed to pay full restitution to the organization.
The plea deal was agreed upon last week, announced State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Fulton County District Attorney Mike Poulin, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven James. The 52-year-old pleaded guilty to petit larceny in Stratford Town Court before Judge Nicholas Rissmeyer.
The Snowdrifters of Staford receives funding from the state and Fulton County to maintain snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks, and Daley was the president of the organization for more than a decade. According to authorities, Daly embezzled money through the organization while acting as the president and used it for his personal expenses, even buying himself a snowmobile using the embezzled cash.
