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Township Supervisor Arrested for Stealing
Township Supervisor Arrested for Stealing - Friday, September 26, 2008 at 12:09PM EST
Reported by: Andy Mehalshick
Friday, Sep 26, 2008 @ 12:09pm EST
SUGARLOAF, LUZERNE COUNTY- A Luzerne County man faces charges today he ran up personal charges at the expense of taxpayers. Black Creek Township Supervisor Rickie Whitebread appeared before a district court judge Friday morning.
56-year-old Rickie Whitebread of Sugarloaf surrendered Friday morning to face charges. Whitebread is a Black Creek Township Supervisor who also served as the township's Roadmaster.
Investigators say Whitebread used township credit cards to run up nearly $3,300 in charges. They say much of it went toward home improvements, including paving his driveway.
Whitebread now faces felony charges of access device fraud and theft by deception. | | |
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