SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - Law enforcement authorities are accusing the former manager of a town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore of stealing more than $100,000 from the community.
Deborah Hrusko is facing felony theft and misdemeanor embezzlement counts, the Daily Times of Salisbury reported Friday. The Somerset County State’s Attorney’s Office has accused Hrusko of stealing money earmarked for the Princess Anne town for about two years.
The newspaper reported authorities began investigating Hrusko in January, when town staff became suspicious and alerted the Princess Anne Police Department. Court records show authorities have identified nearly 290 suspicious transactions connected to Hrusko, who had served as town manager and financial director since 2015.
She was initially charged with two felony counts of theft between $25,000 and $100,000, but the newspaper reported those charges were dropped in place of the four felony theft counts and the embezzlement misdemeanor.
Court records do not list an attorney who could comment on Hrusko’s behalf. She had worked for Princess Anne since 2010.
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