Nebraska auditor accuses woman of embezzlement

ALVO (AP) — The Nebraska Auditor's Office has accused a woman of embezzling $265,000 from two small communities and is examining spending at a third village where she worked.

Ginger Neuhart, 60, has been charged with felony theft by deception in Cass County in connection with missing funds from Alvo, a village about 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) east of Lincoln. But she served as a clerk and treasurer for several Nebraska communities.

The Auditor's Office this week detailed more than $160,000 it said was misappropriated from the village of Memphis, Nebraska, dating to 2005. A similar letter to Alvo officials outlined $105,000 in unauthorized payments over seven years.

Officials said it's possible for missing funds to go unnoticed for years in such small communities because audits aren't required at the village level. State law defines a village as a community with a population between 100 and 800 residents.

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