NY State Auditor Accused of Stealing $405,000 From Town of Wallkill

A man sent from the NY State Comptroller’s Office to audit the city’s finances allegedly transferred money to his personal businesses.

The entrance to the Government Center in Wallkill, New York, on Feb. 23, 2016. Yvonne Marcotte/The Epoch Times

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—A man sent by the New York state comptroller to audit the Town of Wallkill’s finances allegedly stole $405,000 from the town, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced on July 10.

Tobias Otieno, 41, of Hyde Park in Dutchess County, allegedly stole the money while auditing the town’s finances between mid-2022 and late 2024. Otieno was charged with grand larceny in the second degree as a public corruption crime.