12/30/2020
Almond acknowledges need for more controls after Clauson arrest
The Rhode Island State Police arrested Lincoln Town Clerk Monique Clauson for unlawful appropriation, over $1,000. Clauson is alleged to have diverted approximately $69,000 of Lincoln Municipal Court funds between 2011 to 2020 for her own use.
LINCOLN – The future of Monique Clauson’s job remains to be seen, according to town officials, after Lincoln’s town clerk was arrested last week after allegedly misappropriating town funds over nine years.
Rhode Island State Police reported last week that Clauson, 55, was arrested for unlawful appropriation of funds over $1,000. Clauson, of Lincoln, is alleged to have diverted approximately $69,000 of municipal court funds between 2011 to 2020 for her own use.