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TRIAL FOR ALLEGED SANITARY DISTRICT EMBEZZLER PUSHED BACK AGAIN

(Richmond, IN)--The trial of the former Richmond Sanitary Department employee accused of embezzling $800,000 has been pushed back yet again.  Jennifer Wilson faces a total of 16 counts of theft and official misconduct.  At a recent pre-trial hearing, a motion for a continuance was granted.  It pushes Wilson’s trial back from February to May and marks the fifth time the trial has been reset for a later date.  A state audit alleged that Wilson stole a total of about $825,000 over a six-year period from the Sanitary District.  She allegedly diverted money from Richmond’s residents paid as Sanitary District bills to herself when she was making deposits.