Former Hinsdale selectman sentenced for embezzlement

Michael Darcy, a former Hinsdale selectboard member, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Concord to 15 months in prison for stealing about $345,000 from his employer, Phelps Company Hardware. Darcy pleaded guilty to five counts of bank fraud after forging his employer’s signature on unauthorized checks from 2019 to 2024. He must also serve a year of supervised release and repay the money.