Scranton woman pleads guilty to stealing nearly $100K from firefighters' pension fund
She accepted deposits and cashed pension checks meant for her mother for years after the older woman’s death, authorities say.
By Geraldine Gibbons, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. (TNS)
A 48-year-old Scranton woman pleaded guilty Thursday to four felony counts after an investigation showed she stole nearly $100,000 from the Scranton Firefighters Pension Fund by collecting her deceased mother’s pension checks for more than five years, Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher said Friday.