A New York man has been sent to prison for stealing from a volunteer fire company James Hoffman admitted to stealing almost $450K to fund his gambling habit A New York man will spend the next two to six years in prison after he admitted to stealing almost $450K from a volunteer fire company. Most of the money, he conceded, funded his severe gambling addiction. James Hoffman will spend at least two years in prison after he admitted to stealing almost $450K from a volunteer fire department while serving as its treasurer. The theft was to cover his gambling addiction. (Image: Town of Tonawanda Police Department) On Monday, New York’s Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane announced that James Hoffman, 42, of Depew, entered into a plea agreement that resulted in him pleading guilty to one count of grand larceny in the second degree — a Class C felony — and one count of repeated failure to file personal income…Read MoreCategory: Crime & Scandals, crime, fire company, fire firefighter, New York, Seneca, theftSource: Casino.org