Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas pleaded not guilty on Friday to felony grand larceny and filing false instruments charges at his arraignment in Westchester County Court in White Plains.

Thomas is accused of stealing from his campaign and inaugural funds for personal use, including for a family trip and personal expenses. He is charged with four counts of grand larceny and four counts of filing false instruments. He was indicted last week by a county grand jury on allegations that he stole about $12,900 from his campaign committee, diverted more than $45,000 from his inaugural committee and falsified disclosure reports with the state Board of Elections and Mount Vernon Board of Ethics. Thomas is alleged to have stolen funds from October 2015 through January 2016. The indictment is  No. 18-0522.

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