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Township Supervisor Guilty of Stealing Taxpayer Money

Township Supervisor Guilty of Stealing Taxpayer Money - Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 5:50PM EST

Reported by: Andy Mehalshick
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 @ 05:50pm EST
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY- An elected official was in court Wednesday and earned his fate for stealing some $7,000 dollars in taxpayer money.

Ricky Whitebread of Black Creek Township admits to using a township credit card to pay for personal items including paving his driveway and patio supplies. Whitebread was sentenced to 4 and a half to 9 months house arrest. He has also paid restitution and apologized to taxpayers.

Investigators say this is a matter of the public trust. Whitebread also resigned his position as Township Supervisor.