Contractor gets 3 years for not completing job

A contractor from Malta facing crimes in multiple counties for police said he didn’t complete jobs was sentenced to 3 years in prison on Friday.

Dakota Smith was in Greene County Court after he pleaded guilty in July to grand larceny. Smith took more than $70,000 for a contracting job in July 2023 and never did the work, according to the Greene County District Attorney’s Office.

Smith is going to be sentenced later this month for crimes in Albany County and Saratoga County.