BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 25-year-old Buffalo man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly client, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
Gregory Dread admitted to stealing $50,000 in cash from an elderly client while working as a home healthcare aide in Akron. According to the District Attorney's Office, the money was stolen sometime between March 8, 2020 and March 12, 2020; a friend of the victim noticed the money was missing from a safe.
Dread pleaded guilty to the highest sustainable charge of one count of grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony.
Dread was released on his own recognizance and will return to court on November 22 for sentencing. He faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office says Dread will pay full restitution to the victim.
