Sheriff Kevin J. McConville reports the arrest of a Garrison resident for embezzling funds from two local civic organizations where he was entrusted as the treasurer.
The investigation began at the end of December 2024 when board members from a local civic organization in Garrison came to the Sheriff's Office to report that they believed that the treasurer of their organization had been embezzling funds from the organization's bank account. An investigator assigned to the Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) met with the board and was provided with bank records for the past four years as well as an approximate estimate of the losses to date. During the meeting, it was reported that the suspect was also the treasurer for a second civic organization, also based in Garrison. The investigator met with board members of that organization and obtained copies of their bank records for the past five years.
An extensive analysis was conducted of all the supplied records and reviewed by the respective board members who were able to verify the improper charges. It was discovered that the suspect maintained accounts for the organizations at a local bank and had access to ATM, credit cards and checking accounts for both. During a review of both organizations' records, evidence revealed that the suspect used their funds for personal use including but not limited to purchases of food, gasoline, cell phone expenses, dental bills, pet supplies, cigars, liquor, automotive and lawn equipment, building materials, dumpster rentals, as well as numerous charges at restaurants and bars in Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester and Orange counties. The analysis also indicated that food purchases were made at a local restaurant distributor after he submitted a credit application in the name of one organization, adding both he and his wife as authorized users on the account. The investigation also uncovered numerous cash withdrawals which the suspect made from ATM machines and at bank branches.
The total analysis revealed that the suspect had embezzled over $118,000.00 from the first organization's checking and investment accounts. The second organization suffered a loss of over $90,000.00 from their checking account. On March 12, 2025, investigators arrested 61-year-old Mark A. Kenny and charged him with three Counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C Felony. Kenny was arraigned in the Philipstown Town Court in front of Judge Linson, and due to bail reform laws, was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to return to the Philipstown Court at a future date.
