OAKDALE, Neb. (AP) — A former village clerk convicted of stealing from her village in northeast Nebraska village has been given two to four years in prison.
Online court records say 31-year-old Megan Brandt had pleaded no contest and was convicted of theft. Prosecutors dropped a second charge in exchange for Brandt’s plea. At her sentencing Wednesday in Antelope County District Court, Brandt also was ordered to make restitution of more than $25,000.
The village has about 320 residents.
An arrest affidavit says bank records indicate Brandt signed and forged numerous checks from village of Oakdale accounts in 2013 and 2014 made payable to her or her husband. Brandt also was accused of making unauthorized withdrawals from village accounts using an ATM card.