Meagher Takes Plea Deal in Chamber of Commerce Case

Erin Meagher, former director of the Mahopac Chamber of Commerce, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Tuesday. She appeared in Carmel Town Court, according to news reports. Meagher had been accused of grand larceny, fraud and embezzlement from the chamber.

According to Tap Into Mahopac, Meagher pleaded guilty to a petty larceny charge, which is a misdemeanor. As part of the plea deal, she admitted guilt, telling the court she used the Chamber's debit card for personal purposes between March and December 2016. She must pay back $2,809.98 and do 100 hours of community service. She cannot apply for unemployment benefits and she had to agree that it was not a conflict of interest to have Kevin Reverri as her attorney (he is a member of the Chamber).

Read the entire report on Tap Into Mahopac.

Meagher, 26, of 12 Main Street in Brewster, was arrested March 21, on a charge of grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class E felony. She was also fired.

Chamber officials had described a scheme that included using a company debit card to buy luxury clothing and accessories, including Ivanka Trump shoes, and then fabricating fake invoices to cover it up.

"Meagher used the Chamber debit card as her personal slush fund to purchase her wardrobe including jewelry, dresses, Stitch Fix personal styling services, Kate Spade handbags and Ivanka Trump shoes. She even flaunted her ill-gotten apparel at Chamber and community events," the statement read.

Meagher is also a Brewster village trustee and vice president of the Putnam County Industrial Development Agency.

She was the second Mahopac community leader to be accused of embezzlement from their nonprofit. The treasurer of the Mahopac Fire Department pleaded guilty in March to cooking the books and stealing $5.6 million over more than a decade.

PHOTO: Erin Meagher/Putnam County Sheriff's Office