Former Springfield Youth Club treasurer pleads to stealing more than $100,000

Former Springfield Youth Club treasurer pleads to stealing more than $100,000

The former treasurer of the Springfield Youth Club entered an open guilty plea Tuesday to one count of theft by unlawful taking for stealing more than $100,000 from the Springfield Youth Club over a number of years. Kathleen Hammond, 56, of the 300 block of East Leamy Avenue, was charged in March 2024 with five felony counts of theft, receiving stolen property and access device is counterfeit, altered, incomplete. She later waived a preliminary …

Former Jersey County Treasurer pleads guilty

Former Jersey County Treasurer Katie Abbey has pleaded guilty to Class 1 felony theft by deception. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office says Sangamon County Circuit Court Chief Judge Daniel Wright