Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 4:24 p.m.
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KNOX CITY, MO. --
A Kirksville woman pleads guilty to federal charges.
Susan Warren, 40 entered a guilty plea to bank fraud charges in connection with the embezzlement of $140,000.00 from two employers. Warren admitted to taking the money while she worked at Leehoff Auto Recycling and Pape Trucking, both with offices in Knox City. The two businesses maintained separate accounts at a bank in La Belle, while Warren's personal account was at a Kirksville Bank.
Over nearly a two-year period, Warren admitted she wrote checks from the business to herself and others for personal expenses that totaled the $140,000 amount. Warren could be sentenced up to 30 years in federal prison and/or fines up to $1 million. She has also agreed to make restitution to both businesses. Sentencing is set for October.