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Former Treasurer/Tax Collector Sentenced to 24 Months for Embezzlement
Former Lafayette County Treasurer/Tax Collector Sentenced to 24 Months for Embezzlement of Public Funds
TEXARKANA, AR—Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that
Keesha Rose,
age 37, of Lewisville, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds. Rose served as the County Treasurer and Tax Collector for Lafayette County. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $282,036.97. The Honorable Harry F. Barnes presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Texarkana.
U.S. Attorney Eldridge stated, “The conduct by this public official is shameful and a disgrace to all other public officials who are dedicated to the service to which they have been elected; such an abuse of public trust is offensive to other honest elected officers that are loyal to their positions. We remain committed to investigating and prosecuting those who embezzle public funds throughout the Western District of Arkansas.”
“Arkansas deserves and is blessed with so many public servants who do the right things for the right reasons. However, corrupt public officials erode the trust necessary for ... more

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