FROM THE NEWSROOM: HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former finance director for the town of Plymouth has been charged with embezzling more than $800,000. The U.S. Attorneys Office in Connecticut says 41-year-old David Bertnagel was arrested Tuesday morning and presented in U.S. District Court in Hartford on a charge of theft from a local government receiving federal funds. That carries a possible 10-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say Bertnagel issued 207 checks to himself between October 2011 and October 2014 totaling $808,030. He is accused of using more than $100,000 of that money to buy coins, stamps and other collectibles. They say he also used stolen money for expenses including mortgage payments and credit card bills. He was removed from his job in November. A phone call to Bertnagels home seeking comment Tuesday went unanswered.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:16:02 +0000
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