Pension Theft: Nunda Woman Allegedly Embezzles $34,500 from Deceased Mother’s Payments
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, N.Y. – A Nunda woman has been charged with third-degree grand larceny after allegedly stealing over $34,500 of her deceased mother’s pension payments. Patricia Chatley, 59, is accused of continuing to collect her mother’s monthly benefits after her mother passed away in January 2020. The deceased, Janet Chatley, retired from the Livingston County Department of Social Services in 1994 and was receiving around $1,000 in monthly pension benefits. However, Patricia failed to report …