EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A judge has set a December sentencing date for a southern Illinois bank worker who admits stealing more than $174,000 on the job largely to cover her pilfering from a school’s charitable account.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A judge has set a December sentencing date for a southern Illinois bank worker who admits stealing more than $174,000 on the job largely to cover her pilfering from a school’s charitable account. Thirty-eight-year-old Michelle Knebel of Pocahantas pleaded guilty in federal court in East St. Louis to a charge of bank fraud. She was a bookkeeper for the Highland School Charitable Foundation when she began stealing from that fund. When the foundation decided in 2007 to close its account at First Mid-Illinois Bank where Knebel worked, she made unauthorized transfers from the CD accounts of other customers to replenish the charity’s account. Federal prosecutors say the bank has reimbursed the affected account holders. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
