Former Zeigler treasurer pleads not guilty to federal embezzlement charges

kAms2=J 2D<65 %9@CA6 :7 96 925 8@?6 @G6C E96 :?5:4E>6?E H:E9 9:D 2EE@C?6J[ 9@H6G6C !2E496EE :?E6C;64E65]k^Am

kAm“}@[ ;F586] (6 ;FDE 8@E :E[” !2E496EE D2:5[ =2E6C E6==:?8 E96 ?6HDA2A6C 96 925 6?E6C65 2AA62C2?46 :? E96 42D6 2 76H 52JD AC:@C E@ E96 962C:?8]k^Am

kAms2=J 2D<65 %9@CA6 :7 96 F?56CDE@@5 E96 492C86D 282:?DE 9:>[ E@ H9:49 96 C6A=:65[ “$@>6H92E]” !2E496EE D2:5 %9@CA6 AC:>2C:=J 925 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE E96 H:C6 7C2F5 492C86D[ 3FE 25565 E92E 96 H@F=5 6IA=2:? E96> E@ 9:>]k^Am

kAms2=J E96? 2AAC@G65 E96 8@G6C?>6?E’D 3@?5 C6DEC:4E:@? C6BF6DE] s2=J E@=5 %9@CA6 96 H2D E@ >2:?E2:? @C D66< 6>A=@J>6?E[ C6A@CE 2?J 4@?E24E H:E9 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E E@ E96 &]$] !C@32E:@? ~77:46[ 96 H2D ?@E E@ A@DD6DD 2?J 7:C62C>D 2?5 H2D ?@E E@ D66< 2 A2DDA@CE] $96 2=D@ E@=5 9:> 96 H2D ?@E E@ D66< 2?J ?6H 4C65:E H:E9@FE AC:@C A6C>:DD:@?] $96 D2:5 D96 H2D C6=62D:?8 9:> @? C64@8?:K2?46 3@?5 H:E9 E96D6 DE:AF=2E:@?D]k^Am

kAm%9@CA6’D EC:2= :D D4965F=65 E@ 368:? 2E h 2]>] s64] ae H:E9 2 7:?2= AC6EC:2= s64] `a] k^Am

kAmt249 4@F?E @7 H:C6 7C2F5 42CC:6D 2 >2I:>F> D6?E6?46 @7 a_ J62CD :? AC:D@? 2?5 2 Sad_[___ 7:?6[ 2?5 6249 4@F?E @7 6>36KK=6>6?E 4@>6D H:E9 2 >2I:>F> D6?E6?46 @7 `_ J62CD :? AC:D@? 2?5 2 Sad_[___ 7:?6]k^Am

kAmp7E6C E96 962C:?8[ +6:8=6C |2J@C s6??:D |:E496== D2:5 96 H2D DFCAC:D65 3J E96 ?@E 8F:=EJ A=62]k^Am

kAm“x’> 24EF2==J D9@4<65 E92E #J2? A=62565 ?@E 8F:=EJ[” 96 D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E E96 4:EJ H:== =6E E96 AC@46DD A=2J @FE]k^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 E96 6?E:C6 D:EF2E:@? :D DE:== “DFCC62=]”k^Am

kAm“x 42?’E 36=:6G6 :E[ 3FE :E 5:5 92AA6?]”k^Am

kAmpD 7@C E96 7:?2?4:2= DE2EFD @7 +6:8=6C[ |:E496== D2:5 96 2?E:4:A2E6D C646:G:?8 $2EFC52J 2 S`__[___ 4964< 7C@> qC25 r@=6[ C6AC6D6?E:?8 :?DFC6C @7 E96 x==:?@:D |F?:4:A2= {628F6]k^Am

kAm“Sb`d[___ :D @FC =@DD[ 3FE S`__[___ H@F=5 96=A FD 42E49 FA @? D@>6 @7 @FC =@42= G6?5@CD[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm{@@<:?8 324< 2E ;FDE 9@H D@>6@?6 H@F=5 92G6 366? 23=6 E@ DE62= 23@FE Sb`d[___ 7C@> E96 4:EJ[ |:E496== D2:5 E96 ?F>36CD H6C6?’E 2=H2JD 62DJ E@ D66] w6 D2:5 E96 633 2?5 7=@H @7 =2E6 3:==D — %9@CA6 2==6865=J H@F=5 HC:E6 9:D ?2>6 :? E96 A2J66 =:?6 7@C 4964<D DFAA@D65 E@ 8@ E@ =@42= G6?5@CD[ 72==:?8 369:?5 E6>A@C2C:=J :? E96:C A2J>6?E — >256 :E 5:77:4F=E E@ 42E49] |:E496== D2:5 E@ 36 2 76H >@?E9D 369:?5 @? 3:==D :? E96 4:EJ @7 +6:8=6C 4@F=5 36 Sb__[___[ 6IA=2:?:?8 E92E 3642FD6 @7 E9:D[ E96:C 7:?2?4:2= DEC2:? 5FC:?8 %9@CA6’D 2==6865 E967E 5:5 ?@E 766= @FE @7 E96 @C5:?2CJ]k^Am

kAm(:E9 A6?D:@? 4@DED 2?5 C:D:?8 :?DFC2?46 4@DED[ |:E496== D2:5 D>2== 8@G6C?>6?ED 2C6 =:<6=J E@ E9:?< E96:C 42D9 AC@3=6>D >2J 36 6IE6C?2= 2D @AA@D65 E@ 2? :?E6C?2= =62<]k^Am

kAm%92E D2:5[ |:E496== 6IA=2:?65 E92E E96 4:EJ :D :? ?@ 52?86C @7 5672F=E:?8] w6 D2:5 :E 5@6D ?@E 92G6 2?J @FEDE2?5:?8 =@2?D]k^Am