MORTON, Wash. — State auditors found a former City of Morton employee is responsible for more than $930,000 in “misappropriated” city funds.
Investigators said the city clerk/treasurer took the money over eight years.
She is currently under criminal investigation by the Morton Police Department and the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office.
Since the woman has not been criminally charged, KING 5 News is not naming her.
According to the audit, the employee obtained the funds through ATM withdrawals and deposited funds into her account that were originally paid by city residents in cash and check payments made to the city.
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