I had been hearing rumors that this was coming from some folks in the area. There had been talk of suspicion for some time.
Guess it will all come out in the wash, sooner or later. But no one is guilty until a jury says so.
Valerie (Jill) was the clerk for Bates County Water District #6 and # 1, and stands accused of mail fraud charges and stealing over $75,000 from the people of Bates County.
A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted Valerie Jill Berry, 35, of Butler, Mo., this week on six charges of mail fraud for filing false information to state officials.
Berry was the sole clerk and bill collector for Bates County Public Water Supply districts No. 1 and No. 6 from 2001 until she was terminated in September 2008, according to federal prosecutors.
She is accused of embezzling about $8,000 from district 1 and $67,000 from district 6 and allegedly concealing the thefts by submitting false reports to state auditors.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/08/1864766/water-district-clerk-accused-of.html#ixzz0kWdFK1Iy
Guess it will all come out in the wash, sooner or later. But no one is guilty until a jury says so.
Valerie (Jill) was the clerk for Bates County Water District #6 and # 1, and stands accused of mail fraud charges and stealing over $75,000 from the people of Bates County.
A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted Valerie Jill Berry, 35, of Butler, Mo., this week on six charges of mail fraud for filing false information to state officials.
Berry was the sole clerk and bill collector for Bates County Public Water Supply districts No. 1 and No. 6 from 2001 until she was terminated in September 2008, according to federal prosecutors.
She is accused of embezzling about $8,000 from district 1 and $67,000 from district 6 and allegedly concealing the thefts by submitting false reports to state auditors.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/08/1864766/water-district-clerk-accused-of.html#ixzz0kWdFK1Iy
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