Two former Missouri town clerks face decades in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $600,000 in city funds to gamble and pay for their back taxes and rent.
Less than 10 miles from St. Louis,of 724 people and was described by the attorney's office as"a small, struggling city" with an annual budget of $400,000. More than half of the population lives below the poverty line.
Both women were terminated in May, indicted in August and have pleaded guilty, according to The Kansas City Star. Woodson's attorney, Dan Juengel, said his client"has accepted responsibility and is very remorseful.""Unfortunately, this case is an example of what can happen when you have a severe gambling addiction," Juengel said."Mrs. Woodson is 68, she is a widow, a mother, and up until this situation had no criminal history. She has been gainfully employed throughout her life.and sees an individual counselor at the recommendation of the pretrial office.
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