FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 26, 2007

CONTACT: Jean McNeil
Public Information Officer
(208) 334-1211

FORMER PIECE CITY OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT

The former Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Pierce has been charged by a federal grand jury with embezzling more than $148,000 from the city, U.S. Attorney Tom Moss announced today.

The grand jury, sitting in Coeur d’Alene, returned its indictment last Wednesday, charging Glenda Geraldine Shedd, 55, of Pierce, with 203 counts of embezzlement totaling $148,791.77.

The arraignment and initial appearance in the case was set for 8:30 a.m. on April 25 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Larry M. Boyle at the federal courthouse in Moscow.

The case was investigated by the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI.

An indictment is a means of charging a person with criminal activity. It is not evidence. The person is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.