WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

Sarah Blood, 44, of Richmondville, New York, was sentenced on September 29, 2026 by United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci to 5 years' probation, including 8 months' home detention, for stealing over $200,000 from the State Agricultural and Rural Leaders, Inc. (SARL) between 2020 and 2023. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.

Blood served as the executive director of SARL from August 2019 to October 2023. SARL is a not-for-profi...