Freeborn County commissioner accused of check…
Freeborn County commissioner accused of check kiting
By The Associated Press | ap@ap.com |
PUBLISHED: June 24, 2010 at 11:01 p.m. | UPDATED: November 12, 2015 at 11:21 a.m.
Freeborn County Commissioner Linda Tuttle has been charged with one count of felony theft.
Prosecutors say the 59-year-old used a complex check-writing scheme to funnel almost $50,000 through her title company.
The Albert Lea Tribune reports that she was released Thursday on $100,000 bail.
Tuttle is in her first term as commissioner for District 5. She owns Albert Lea Abstract & Title Co., which investigators searched Tuesday.
Her home number is unlisted, and a message left at her company today was not immediately returned.
The theft charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
The alleged scheme is called check kiting, which involves shifting money from one account to another to artificially inflate the balance.