The former director of the Walkerton Public Library was sentenced yesterday to 20 months in federal prison for misuse of funds. Court documents indicate Scott Klingerman, 45, used more than $26,000 in library funds to pay for vacations and health club memberships. Continue reading
Former Walkerton Library Director Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
The former Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library Director has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two of the 10 felony charges filed against him. Scott Klingerman faced 10 counts of wire fraud. He’s accused of using the library’s debit card to pay for vacations, health club memberships and other personal business. Continue reading
Former Walkerton Library Director Due in Federal Court
The former Walkerton Library director is scheduled to appear in federal court today. Scott Klingerman is accused of spending more than $40,000 worth of library funds on vacations, gas, car insurance and a health club membership. Continue reading
Attorney General Sues Former Walkerton Library Director
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed a lawsuit against the former director of the Walkerton library, who’s accused of improper and unauthorized spending of public funds. The suit demands that Scott Klingerman repay the nearly $96,000 a recent State Board of Accounts audit found he embezzled from the library. According to our reporting partners at WNDU-TV, Zoeller says the audit results authorize him to take legal action. Audit findings indicate Klingerman made unauthorized withdrawals from library accounts to pay for personal health club memberships, restaurant and bar tabs and out-of-town hotels. Zoeller’s office has filed a complaint in St. Joseph County Superior Court to recover the funds.
Audit Requests $35k Reimbursement From Walkerton Library Interim Director
An audit report for the Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library has revealed that the former interim director of the library, Scott Klingerman, allegedly made hundreds of unauthorized ATM withdrawals and wrote more than 100 unauthorized checks. The audit claims that in 2010, Klingerman received $35,307.91 in authorized payments, and made other payments in amounts ranging from $1500 to $3443.56 at various pay cycles.