Meghan Henesy Pled Guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree
Defendant Admitted to Stealing $127,000 from Former Employer
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, February 24, 2025, Meghan Henesy, 46, of Panama City, Florida, pled guilty in Orange County Court to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree. Under the plea agreement announced on the record at the time that Henesy pled guilty, the People will recommend she be sentenced to two (2) to six (6) years in prison and ordered to pay $127,000 in restitution when she is sentenced on June 4, 2025.
As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, Henesy worked as a bookkeeper and officer manager for a title insurance company in Wallkill. During the years 2020 through 2022, Henesy engaged in a series of frauds that converted in excess of $127,000 from the title insurance company for her own personal use. These frauds included issuing checks to herself which she cashed or deposited. Henesy also forged a contract which purported to show that she owned the company in order to purchase a luxury vehicle in the company’s name. Henesy also falsified the business records of the company to make it appear as if the expenditures were for legitimate business purposes. At the plea proceedings, Henesy admitted to stealing in excess of $50,000.
District Attorney Hoovler thanked the New York State Police for their investigation which led to the arrest of Henesy.
“This defendant was placed in a position of trust and abused that trust to enrich herself,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler.“The staggering amount of money that this defendant stole demands significant punishment. That the defendant took efforts to cover up her crimes further compounds her culpability. But for the exhaustive and painstaking investigation by the New York State Police in conjunction with my Office, this defendant might very well have avoided apprehension. Thankfully, instead, her crimes were uncovered and she was held accountable.”
The case is being prosecuted by Executive Assistant District Attorney Ryan Greenbaum and Assistant District Attorneys Anthony Molina and Michael Roche.
A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.