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Broome County District Attorney's Office announced that 58 year old Joy LaBarr of Binghamton woman, was sentenced to pay full restitution of $32,000 and serve five years' probation for a guilty plea for 3rd degree Grand Larceny. LaBarr pleaded guilty for stealing nearly $32,000 in New York State pension payments intended for her deceased father-in-law Jack Burnett, who retired in 2006 from the Binghamton Housing Authority, payments should have stopped upon his death in December 2020, No one from his family reported his passing.

58-year-old Joy LaBarr of Binghamton was charged with stealing nearly $32,000 in State pension payments intended for her deceased father-in-law, according to the State Comptroller's office and Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak. LaBarr’s father-in-law, Jack Burnett, retired in 2006 from the Binghamton Housing Authority. Under the pension option he chose, his wife was to continue receiving payments after his death, however, she predeceased him, so payments should have stopped upon his death in December 2020, No one from the family reported his passing. LaBarr was charged with grand larceny. She was arraigned in Broome County Court & is due back in court on January 12th.