ALBANY — State Police arrested Jennifer M. Saks, Esq., on July 23 on one count of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree.
The arrest resulted from an investigation by the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit out of Rochester following a complaint received in June 2024.
Police said Saks, while employed as the Chief Attorney of the Schuyler County and Chemung County Children’s Law Office to the Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department, falsified receipts and financial records.
The falsified records resulted in New York State reimbursing her approximately $19,957 that she was not legally entitled to, police said.
By overstating or forging bills, she received financial benefits that were intended for other employees in her office as well as received reimbursement for personal expenses that were not related to her employment by the court, according to police.
Saks was arraigned in Albany City Court and released pending future court dates.
