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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Ind. Courts - "Audit says $310,325 missing from Merrillville Town Court"
Dan Carden has the story this afternoon on the NWI Times site, along with a link to the SBA audit.
Some quotes from the story:
INDIANAPOLIS | A former Merrillville Town Court employee is accused of diverting $310,325 in traffic ticket, ordinance violation and misdemeanor bond payments.Virlissa Crenshaw's duties as a court clerk included picking up envelopes containing bond payments made after-hours at the police department when the clerk's office was closed.
Crenshaw failed to deposit those bond payments in 456 cases starting in 2006, according to a State Board of Accounts audit released Tuesday. * * *
The Town of Merrillville is insured against employee theft for up to $50,000.
Merrillville Town Court Judge Gina Jones said she contacted Indiana State Police and the State Board of Accounts after discovering financial irregularities when she took office in January.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 27, 2011 03:20 PM
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