Crime & Safety
Ex-Brookfield Finance Director Sentenced for Stealing $100K of School Funds: Report
A former Brookfield school employee was ordered to pay the district's student activity and perform 300 hours of communtiy service. BREAKING
BROOKFIELD, CT — Former school finance director Arthur Colley was sentenced on Wednesday for four charges of first degree larceny to three years probation for stealing over $100,000 from the Brookfield school district, according to The News Times.
Colley pleaded guilty to three reduced charges of fourth degree larceny and is ordered to pay the district’s student activity fund $1,000 in each of the three years of his sentence. He is also required to perform 300 hours of community service over the course of three years.
The case of larceny of over $120,000 of Brookfield School funds on personal items revealed that an audit showed approximately $124,000 in questionable spending by Colley and his former assistant Elizabeth Kerekes, who received a lesser punishment for the part she played under a special probation program.
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Elizabeth Kerekes was the assistant of Art Colley in the schools’ finance department and was arrested in relation to misappropriation of school funds for personal use. Patch reported last September that Kerekes and Colley were arrested for allegedly using school funds for personal use. A forensic audit analyzed more than 600 transactions involving Colley , Kerekes and other present and former school employees.
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- Pre-Trail Hearing Begins for Ex-Brookfield School Finance Director Accused of Stealing $120K of School Funds
- Case Delayed for Ex-Brookfield Finance Director Accused of Stealing $30K
- Ex-Brookfield School Employee Accused of Stealing $30K Seeks Special Probation
- Former Brookfield Public School Finance Assistant Arrested for Conspiracy to Commit Larceny
- Former Brookfield Public Schools Official Faces Larceny and Forgery Charges
- Ex-Finance Director of Brookfield Schools Asks for Accelerated Rehab
- Ex-Finance Director of Brookfield Schools Could Face More Charges
- Assistant of Ex-Brookfield Schools Official Made Improper Payments with District Credit Card
Read the full News Times report here.
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