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December 19, 2007

Providence DPW clerk charged with embezzlement

PROVIDENCE -- A clerk for the Providence Department of Public Works faces arraignment Jan. 9 in Superior Court on an embezzlement charge following her indictment yesterday by the Providence County Grand Jury.

Maria F. Medeiros, 46, of 267 Massachusetts Ave., Washington Park, was arrested September 18 and is accused of stealing money collected from the sale of replacement recycling bins, according to the Providence police.

She was indicted yesterday on one count of embezzlement over $100 between March 21 and Sept. 13.

Medeiros, a 19-year employee, was suspended from her $42,596-a-year job without pay pending resolution of the case.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 11:44 AM | Permalink

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