Former PA Township Secretary Pleads Guilty to $532K Theft of Public Funds

Woman charged in Centre, Blair counties part of larger fraud network, police report

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) -- An Ohio woman was jailed in Centre County for cashing fraudulent checks in central and western Pennsylvania as part of a larger group of fraudsters from New York. Jennifer Carol Folzenlogen, 62, has been charged by local police in Blair, Centre, and Westmoreland counties for charges including theft, identity theft, forgery and writing bad checks, according to court dockets from all three counties. According to a crim…

Ex-township secretary from Union County pleads guilty to stealing $533K in public funds for sports betting, trips, and more

Pamela Hackenburg pleaded guilty to three felonies in county court after stealing almost $533,000 during her time as secretary of Gregg Township, a small rural community in central Pennsylvania.

Former PA township secretary pleads guilty to $532K theft of public funds

STATE COLLEGE — The former secretary of a rural Pennsylvania township has admitted to treating public money like a slush fund for sports betting and personal purchases. Pamela Hackenburg, 56, of Union County, pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges of theft, identity theft, and access device fraud. One felony charge of receiving stolen property was dropped, Centre County Deputy District Attorney Crystal Hundt, who is prosecuting the case, …

Ex-Township Secretary in Rural Pa. Pleads Guilty to Stealing $533K in Public Funds for Sports Betting, Trips, and More

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The former secretary of a rural Pennsylvania township has admitted to treating public money like a slush fund for sports betting and personal purchases. Article by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College Pamela Hackenburg, 56, of Union County, pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges of theft, identity theft, and access device fraud. One felony charge of receiving stolen property was dropped, Centre County Deputy Distric…

Mifflinburg woman pleads guilty to stealing $533K

STATE COLLEGE — The former secretary of a rural Pennsylvania township has admitted to treating public money like a slush fund for sports betting and personal purchases.

Former Gregg Township Secretary Pleads Guilty to Stealing $533K in Public Funds for Sports Betting, Trips and More

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for Talk of the Town, a daily newsletter of local stories that dig deep, events and more from north-central PA, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. STATE COLLEGE — The former secretary of a rural Centre County township has admitted to treati…