Jeanne Bowser, the elected tax collector for Center Township in Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing false tax returns after she was caught embezzling funds.
From 2011 to 2019 Bowser stole $1,028,183.81 in tax payments from both the township and the Central Valley School District. Bowser wrote checks to herself out of a bank account that was used for tax deposits and stole cash tax payments.
She faces a maximum of 23 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000.