Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Former Pennsylvania Town Treasurer Sentenced For Embezzling

Deborah Perry, 52, of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania and former treasurer for Thornbury Township, pleaded guilty to embezzling from the Township over an 8 year period and sentenced to 3-6 years in prison, plus fines and restitution of $303,000. Perry was reportedly ratted out by her former boyfriend, Robert James Hance, who was accused of spending $40,000 of the ill gotten funds. She joins a list of other Delaware County public employees who have stolen from taxpayers. Mary Arnold was convicted last year of embezzling $287,000 in lunch money funds from the Southeast Delco School District and Carol Ackley, who pleaded guilty in March to stealing nearly $600,000 from the Ridley School District for which she was employed as payroll coordinator.

Read the story here and here.

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