Former Greece deputy town supervisor pleads guilty to grand larceny

GREECE, N.Y. — A former Greece deputy town supervisor pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing over $1,000 from the town.

Michelle Marini, 63, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and offering a false instrument for filing. Prosecutors said she used the money to renovate a property she owned on Torrey Pine Drive.

Marini also admitted to intentionally submitting a false campaign filing to the state Board of Elections. Prosecutors say Marini wrote herself a check for $654 and failed to disclose it to the board while she was serving as a treasurer for the Friends of the Greece Republican Committee.

News10NBC began reporting on Marini after she was indicted on multiple charges stemming from her involvement with the Greece Community and Senior Center, now called The Center at Greece Town Hall. The indictment also accused her of tracking a Greece resident with GPS.

Marini won’t face any prison time. A judge sentenced her to a conditional discharge and 40 hours of community service.

Marini served as the deputy town supervisor from 2014 through December 2023. She was the town’s director of constituent services when the indictment became public and she announced her retirement soon after.