Former LaPorte County deputy auditor faces federal charges
Chesterton Tribune
Posted 9/12/2014
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A former LaPorte County deputy auditor has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of tax fraud and embezzling over $150,000 from the LaPorte County government, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana said.
Mary Ray, 66, of LaPorte, who was indicted on Wednesday, is charged with two counts each of theft of government moneys and making false statements on a tax return, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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 LaPorte 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. Individual Tax Returns in 2011 and 2012 by failing to report the embezzled funds,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The case was investigated by the FBI and IRS-Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Indiana State Police, the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department, and the Indiana State Board of Accounts.
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