Former deputy auditor indicted for embezzlement, tax fraud
The News Dispatch
September 11, 2014 - 8:03 pm
HAMMOND — A former La Porte County deputy auditor has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Indiana for allegedly embezzling more than $150,000 from the La Porte County government and committing tax fraud.
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana made the announcement on Thursday.
The indictment returned Wednesday charges Mary Ray, 66, of La Porte, with two counts of theft of government monies and two counts of making false statements on a tax return.
According to the indictment, from September 2011 through December 2012 and while she was working as an auditor, Ray embezzled more than $5,000 from La Porte County, which had received more than $10,000 in federal benefits in both 2011 and 2012.
The indictment also alleges that Ray underreported her income
on her U.S. tax returns in 2011 and 2012 by failing to report the embezzled funds.
This case was investigated by the FBI and IRS – Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Indiana State Police, the La Porte County Sheriff's Department and the Indiana State Board of Accounts.
The case is being prosecuted by Peter Halpern of the Criminal Division's Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald J. Schmid of the Northern District of Indiana.
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