“As alleged, this defendant enriched himself through the theft of wages by routinely coming in late and leaving early while submitting records showing he put in the required eight hours each day,” Leahy Scott said in the release. “State service is meant to serve the public, and I will pursue anyone who so blatantly abuses the public trust.”
Walton was remanded to the Oneida County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail pending his reappearance in in the Town of Marcy Court on Oct. 23.
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