Former Yonkers Public Library Employee Allegedly Steals $163,200 from Fines

Former Yonkers library employee denies stealing $163G. (LoHud.com, 8/10/2011)

Excerpt:  Reed worked in the library's business office and was responsible for collecting fines and other revenue from the three branches of the Yonkers Public Library System.

She was also responsible for handing over the library's revenue to the Yonkers Finance Department for deposit.

County prosecutors say she stole the money between July 7, 2004 and Dec. 7, 2010, from One Larkin Center in Yonkers.

Police said she had a key to the library's locked deposit bag and used it to pilfer cash. She also is accused of altering business records to hide the missing funds.

District Attorney Janet DiFiore said the stolen money could have been used to buy reading materials and computers for Yonkers libraries.