NEW CITY, NY — Samuel "Shmuel" Tress pleaded guilty Thursday in Airmont Justice Court to Official Misconduct and resigned his position as Town Councilman for Ramapo, according to a press release from the Rockland County District Attorney's Office.

His resignation was a condition of his plea agreement with the DA for the misdemeanor charge. He also received a $500 fine and must give a sample of his DNA.

Tress gave a formal statement to the court and admitted that in May of 2015, as a member of the Ramapo Zoning Board, he voted in favor of giving 8 zoning variances to property in which he had a financial interest.