A Westchester attorney accused of attempting to embezzle funds from an estate he was appointed to administer pleaded guilty to a federal mail fraud charge, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday.

Guy Parisi, a former New York City Alcoholic Beverage Control Board commissioner and a state judicial candidate, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith in White Plains, New York federal court, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.