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Ex-Treasurer From Bergenfield Gets 2 Years For Stealing $900G From Filipino Group Ex-Treasurer From Bergenfield Gets 2 Years For Stealing $900G From Filipino Group
Ex-Treasurer From Bergenfield Gets 2 Years For Stealing $900G From Filipino Group A former accounting specialist from Bergenfield who was charged with embezzling $900,000 from the Metcom Express insurance brokerage in Ridgefield Park over the course of seven years was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, authorities said. Violeta McGough, 57, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud, stepped down from her position as treasurer of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. at the end of February 2017 amid the federal probe citing health reasons. McGough also faces three years of supervised released following her 27-month prison stint, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito sa…

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