WICHITA, KS—A former city clerk of Altoona, Kan., pleaded guilty Wednesday to bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced last week.
Chrystal Scherbarth, 30, Altoona, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud.
She is facing up to 30 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $1 million when she is sentenced in April.
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In her plea, officials said she admitted the crime occurred while she was employed as city clerk. She used her access to the city’s accounts at the First Neodesha Bank to commit the crime.
The city of Altoona suffered a total loss of more than $47,800.
Scherbarth diverted money from the city by fraudulently increasing her own hourly pay, fraudulently paying herself for overtime, fraudulently crediting herself with unearned paid vacation and fraudulently crediting herself with unearned sick leave, according to authorities.