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10-30-2014, 12:30 PM
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Lafayette treasurer-collector Keesha Rose pleas guilty
Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 2:20 pm | Updated: 2:42 am, Thu Oct 30, 2014.
Lafayette County Treasurer and Tax Collector Keesha Rose entered a plea of guilty on Wednesday to charges of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.
(An earlier version of this article said that Rose was the county's former treasurer. She still holds the position).
U.S. District Court Judge Harry F. Barnes accepted the plea for Rose, 37, in court at Texarkana. Barnes will hand down her sentence at a later date.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, on May 31, 2013, the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit reported that a comparison of cash receipts to cash bank deposits revealed that $162,275 was not deposited in the county's bank accounts by Rose for a period of January 1, 2011 through September 20, 2012.
The auditors noted numerous issues with accounting processes and recordkeeping that were consistent with the embezzlement of funds. In addition to the $162,275, auditors determined that for the time period between September 20, 2012 and November 7, 2013, an additional $81,618 in public funds was embezzled by Rose, bringing the total to $243,893.
On March 19, 2014, a federal grand jury issued an indictment against Rose charging her with two counts of theft of a program receiving federal funds in excess of at least $5,000.
Conner Eldridge, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, said his office is committed to investigating and prosecuting public officials that abuse the trust placed.
“Such conduct offends taxpayers and citizens as well as the vast majority of public officials who are truly dedicated to their service,” Eldridge said.
"Criminal acts by our public officials, such as those committed by Ms. Rose, undermine the trust necessary in our democracy," said David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Little Rock, "We will continue working closely with the Arkansas State Police and the U.S. Attorney's office to investigate and prosecute such violations."
Rose was elected to her position in November 2010 and was responsible for collection and administration of all funds collected and disbursed on behalf of Lafayette County.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Arkansas State Police. Assistant U. S. Attorney Jonathan Ross is prosecuting the case for the United States.
Lafayette treasurer-collector Keesha Rose pleas guilty
Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 2:20 pm | Updated: 2:42 am, Thu Oct 30, 2014.
Lafayette County Treasurer and Tax Collector Keesha Rose entered a plea of guilty on Wednesday to charges of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.
(An earlier version of this article said that Rose was the county's former treasurer. She still holds the position).
U.S. District Court Judge Harry F. Barnes accepted the plea for Rose, 37, in court at Texarkana. Barnes will hand down her sentence at a later date.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, on May 31, 2013, the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit reported that a comparison of cash receipts to cash bank deposits revealed that $162,275 was not deposited in the county's bank accounts by Rose for a period of January 1, 2011 through September 20, 2012.
The auditors noted numerous issues with accounting processes and recordkeeping that were consistent with the embezzlement of funds. In addition to the $162,275, auditors determined that for the time period between September 20, 2012 and November 7, 2013, an additional $81,618 in public funds was embezzled by Rose, bringing the total to $243,893.
On March 19, 2014, a federal grand jury issued an indictment against Rose charging her with two counts of theft of a program receiving federal funds in excess of at least $5,000.
Conner Eldridge, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, said his office is committed to investigating and prosecuting public officials that abuse the trust placed.
“Such conduct offends taxpayers and citizens as well as the vast majority of public officials who are truly dedicated to their service,” Eldridge said.
"Criminal acts by our public officials, such as those committed by Ms. Rose, undermine the trust necessary in our democracy," said David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Little Rock, "We will continue working closely with the Arkansas State Police and the U.S. Attorney's office to investigate and prosecute such violations."
Rose was elected to her position in November 2010 and was responsible for collection and administration of all funds collected and disbursed on behalf of Lafayette County.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Arkansas State Police. Assistant U. S. Attorney Jonathan Ross is prosecuting the case for the United States.