前书记员贪污了71K美元保释金,用于个人开支,因欺诈指控被起诉。 Former clerk embezzled $71K in bail funds for personal expenses, indicted on fraud charges.

Michelle Bowman,51岁,前Salem地区法院助理书记官治安法官,据称挪用71 000美元供个人使用,被控贪污、伪造和滥用保释金等罪名被起诉和传讯。 Michelle Bowman, 51, a former Salem District Court assistant clerk magistrate, has been indicted and arraigned on charges including embezzlement, forgery, and misuse of bail funds after allegedly diverting $71,000 for personal use. 检察官说,她保存保释金的时间比允许的长,提交了一张伪造的收据以弥补短缺,并将资金用于旅行、奢侈品和其他个人开支。 Prosecutors say she kept bail money longer than allowed, submitted a forged receipt to cover the shortfall, and used the funds for travel, luxury goods, and other personal expenses. 审计发现,有8笔保释金从未转给法院。 An audit found eight bail payments were never transferred to the court. Bowman被命令交出护照,计划于12月返回法庭。 Bowman was ordered to surrender her passport and is scheduled to return to court in December.