CONCORD, N.H. — A Hinsdale man who stole almost $345,000 from the small Hinsdale business where he had worked for nearly 20 years was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Concord to 15 months in prison, according to the U.S. attorney's office for New Hampshire.

U.S. District Judge Steven J. McAuliffe also ordered Michael Darcy, 49, to pay full restitution and to serve a year of supervised release after his prison term. Darcy pleaded guilty in July to five counts of bank fraud.

According to court records cited by prosecutors, Darcy was the business's only employee and its operations manager, running its day-to-day operations, including its finances. In late 2024, the owner noticed money missing from the business's bank account and unauthorized checks made out to Darcy, prosecutors said.

An investigation found that Darcy had stolen the money over several years by writing fraudulent checks, prosecutors said. He hid the theft by writing false memos on the checks and altering the business's accounting records, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

Prosecutors said Darcy spent about $142,000 of the stolen money on pornographic online chats. U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan said in a statement that Darcy used the company's money for "pornography and other personal expenses."

Hinsdale police, the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case.

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