HARRISBURG — Federal authorities on Thursday arrested and charged Herm Suplizio, the suspended city manager of DuBois, with conspiracy and other crimes. They allege that he diverted hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars into secret bank accounts, which he then used to underwrite personal vacations, pay his utility bills, buy jewelry, and shop at department stores.

The city’s former administrative secretary Roberta Shaffer was also charged, according to a statement by federal authorities.

Federal prosecutors allege that beginning as early as 2008, Suplizio and Shaffer used the city’s tax identification number to create secret bank accounts. They then diverted city money into those accounts, including about $60,000 in fees that DuBois was supposed to receive under its waste management contract with a private company.

Prosecutors allege Suplizio and Shaffer made large cash withdrawals from these accounts, wrote checks to themselves and others, and obtained cashier’s checks with themselves listed as payees. The two also allegedly spent more than $450,000 from the accounts toward payments on Suplizio’s personal credit card.