BOMBAY -- A North Country court clerk is accused of pocketing more than $5,400 from the Bombay Justice Court while the other court clerk was absent, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Eric Fleury, 43, of Constable is charged with third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony.

The alleged thefts were uncovered in an audit and investigation by DiNapoli’s office of the court’s financial operations.

Fleury was in charge of collecting fine money and depositing it into the court bank account. DiNapoli said Fleury logged the cash receipts, but failed to deposit more than $5,400.

The alleged thefts occurred from April 2014 to May 2015.

Most of the funds were taken when the other court clerk, Fleury’s mother, was on sick leave, according to DiNapoli.

“The public relies on our justice court fines to support vital services including highway safety, not to line the pockets of a dishonest clerk,” DiNapoli said in a prepared statement. “My office will continue to root out corruption at all levels. I thank the State Police for their work on this case.”