CANDOR, NY (607NewsNow) — Candor’s former mayor is pleading guilty. 

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says Eric Halstead stole over $23,000 from the village between February 2017 and May 2023. At the time of his July 2024 arrest, New York State Police said Halstead used the village money “for personal use.”

DiNapoli says Halstead ‘betrayed’ the village he served. He resigned from office last July shortly after his arrest. Halstead pleaded guilty to grand larceny and faces 60 days in jail and must never again run for office.