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Former Township Tax Collector Charged with Theft of $300K in Funds
Former Township Tax Collector Charged Federally with Theft of $300,000 in Public Funds
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Criminal Information was filed today against
Melissa Ann Arnold,
46, of York.
According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, the Information alleges that during 2008 and 2009, Arnold stole more than $300,000 from tax payments made by citizens to Spring Garden Township, York County. Arnold was the Treasurer and Tax Collector for Spring Garden Township from 1995 until October 2009. Arnold was allegedly able to steal the tax payments because many of the checks were written out to her and, rather than deposit the checks into the Township’s account, she deposited them into her personal account.
The government also filed a plea agreement with the defendant which must be approved by the court. York County submitted an insurance claim for the funds and received full repayment. Arnold has entered into an agreement with the insurance company to pay back the full amount and has already paid part of the amount due.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance of the Pennsylvania State Police and Spring Garden Township ... more

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