ALBANY, N.Y. (WETM) – Jessica Saks, the local attorney who was charged with felony theft and fraud charges in July, has received a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to petit larceny in December, as stated by the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.
According to information from the DA’s Office, Saks appeared in court on Dec. 10, where she pleaded guilty to petit larceny. As a part of her guilty plea, officials say Saks paid back $18,696.37 in restitution, which granted her a conditional discharge. As a result of this, if Saks doesn’t commit other crimes within a period of time, her guilty plea and charges will be removed from her record.
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Saks was originally charged in July of 2025 on felony charges of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, a class E felony, and grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony.
Officials say Saks was charged with the crimes following an investigation conducted by the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit out of Rochester after receiving a report that she had falsified receipts and financial records while working as the Chief Attorney of the Schuyler County and Chemung County Children’s Law Office. As a result, officials say Saks received $19,957 in state funds to which she wasn’t entitled…