Former Southold Town Court Employee Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny

A former Southold Town Justice Court employee charged with stealing $230,000 in fines, bail money and other revenue from court coffers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to grand larceny during a court conference in Suffolk County court in Riverhead, authorities said.

Christine Stulsky, 65, of New Suffolk, will be sentenced March 11 by State Supreme Court Justice John Collins to six months in the county jail and five years’ probation with drug and alcohol conditions, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.

She is required to pay the stolen funds back and will make her first payment of $50,000 this week.

Stulsky resigned as a senior justice court clerk at the time of her arrest last March.

She began employment in Southold Town Justice Court in 1980 and her duties included collecting and depositing fines and bail funds and the reconciliating the court’s bank accounts.

The investigation found that the thefts began in January 2009.

Stulsky claimed she used the money to meet everyday living expenses.

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