GERING, Neb. (AP) - A 70-year-old Bayard woman accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from state wards has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Scottsbluff radio station KNEB reports (https://bit.ly/1jo9ddX) that Judith Widener pleaded not guilty Friday in Scottsbluff County District Court. She remains free on $50,000 bond.
Widener, the president of the Safe Haven Inc., was arrested in November following a Nebraska State Auditor’s report said she took over $35,000 intended for court-appointed wards for her personal use.
State Auditor Mike Foley says Widener masked her alleged embezzlement through a complex array of credit cards and dozens of bank accounts containing more than $600,000.
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Information from: KNEB-AM, https://www.kneb.com
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