Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse cook who stole $41,000 in chicken wings from his employer, Twin Trees Too, will spend one to three years in state prison.

Paul Rojek, 56, pleaded guilty to grand larceny today before County Court Judge Anthony Aloi.

Rojek is accused of billing the Milton Avenue restaurant for the chicken wings, which he then sold at a reduced price from the back of a pickup truck or from a warehouse, police and prosecutors said.

Previously, Rojek was caught stealing food from Dominick's Restaurant on Burnet Avenue. He was sentenced for that crime in early September and promised to stay out of trouble for three years.

But Rojek was already seven months into his scam at his new employer, Twin Trees Too.

Today, Aloi said that Rojek had paid back the $5,450 from the Dominick's thefts. But Dominick's officials have told Syracuse.com that the losses were far greater, though they could only prove that amount in court.

Rojek will be sentenced July 13.

His son, Joshua Rojek, was also charged in connection with the thefts from Twin Trees Too. His case has not been indicted.