Township embezzlement case heads to trial after former secretary's plea deal canceled
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The embezzlement case for the former secretary of Gregg Township will head to trial after her guilty plea was canceled.
Former Secretary Pamela Hackenburg was scheduled to enter a guilty plea Tuesday, June 10, however, it was canceled and she now has a pre-trial conference set for July 14, court documents show.
Hackenburg was accused in Dec. 2024, of embezzling more than $532,000 from the township, which included a large sum of money that was to remain untouched for road projects.
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According to our original coverage, it was alleged that Hackenburg spent a great deal of the money gambling on DraftKings. The original complaint showed that she would use township credit cards to gamble online, then use township funds to pay the credit cards off.Troopers said that Hackenburg had access to the township's financial accounts since she began with them in 2019. Before then, officials said all accounts were in order. You can read more details from the charging documents by clicking here.
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