Updated: 3:38 PM EDT May 26, 2021
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. A township supervisor in Franklin County has been charged with stealing approximately $150,000 of taxpayer money to fund improvements on his own property, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday.
The 45th Investigation Statewide Grand Jury charged Quincy Township Supervisor Kerry Bumbaugh, 56, with with two counts of Conflict of Interest, two counts of Theft of Services, Theft by Unlawful Taking, three counts of Theft by Deception, Insurance Fraud, Forgery, two counts of Tampering with Public Records, two counts of Tampering with Records or Identification, Attempted Tampering or Fabricating Physical Evidence, and Securing Execution of Documents by Deception, Shapiro said in a press release.
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Kerry Bumbaugh, 56, of Waynesboro, was charged Wednesday with using his position of power for his own financial gain, requiring township employees to perform work improving his private residence while they should have been working for the township, according to a press release from the Attorney General s Office.
He is also being charged with creating manipulated and falsified documents in order to cheat governmental grant providers, and other funding sources, by regularly inflating invoices to cover both personal and township expenses.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro and the 45th Investigating Statewide Grand Jury announced that the Office of Attorney General has charged the Quincy Township Supervisor for defrauding an estimated $150,000 from Quincy Township and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This investigation was conducted in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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A portion of Interstate 79 in northern Crawford County will be milled and paved this summer.
Work will be done on northbound and southbound lanes of the interstate from milepost 154 in Hayfield Township to milepost 158 in Cussewago Township.
Drivers are advised to expect lane closings and delays, especially during peak traffic times before and after typical work hours, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Work is expected to be completed in August.
Construction will then continue from milepost 158 to 160 in Cussewago Township through October.
The project will continue in 2022 with paving between mileposts 160 in Hayfield Township and165 in Washington Township in southern Erie County.