Former Village of Curtiss Employee Sentenced for Misconduct in Office
Monday, May 4th, 2015 -- 10:57 AM
-A former Village of Curtiss municipal employee charged with theft and misconduct in office was sentenced in Clark County Court on Monday.At the end of 2013, it was discovered that Deborah Krauter, former Clerk of Curtiss, and Arlan Hamm, former President of Curtiss, allegedly gave themselves a raise that the board never approved. The two individuals would cover up the incident by creating fake documents, fail to bring documents to meetings or approve documents without following protocol.
During a plea hearing on Monday, Krauter entered a no contest plea to, and was found guilty of, a charge of misconduct in office. A charge of theft of a business setting was dismissed and read in.
The defense and assistant district attorney agreed on a sentence of 3 years' probation, she must pay back over $8,000 in restitution and she's not allowed to hold public office. The judge also agreed to the arrangement and imposed the sentence. Krauter has already paid $2,800 back so she owes just over $5,000 in restitution. Arlan Hamm had entered a plea to the charges against him recently; however, he was found incompetent to stand trial at a later date, so the case against him has been dismissed.
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