JACKSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the alleged theft of funds from the American Legion Auxiliary in Holton.
The crimes are alleged to have occurred between January 2015 and 2017, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
On Monday, deputies arrested Paula G. Keating, 50, of Soldier, Kansas, on a Jackson County District Court warrant in connection with the investigation.
She was booked into the Jackson County Jail for 5 counts of misdemeanor theft and four counts of felony forgery. During the time of the thefts, Keating served as the president of the Auxiliary. Keating was one of the signers on the bank account and allegedly diverted money from the account for her own personal use, according to Morse.
Some of the transfers of unauthorized funds allegedly were done by forging false signatures and documents. As a result of the monetary loss, the Auxiliary was forced to disband.