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Former Kennett Township Manager Gets Prison Time For Stealing $3 Million In Taxpayer Funds: DA
Kennett Township's former manager is facing time behind bars for stealing more than $3 million in taxpayer funds and spending it on personal expenses, authorities said.
Lisa Moore, 48, of Dewey Beach, DE, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison on charges of theft by deception, dealing in unlawful proceeds, forgery, tampering with public records, and related offenses.
She embezzled a total of $3,249,453 from the township between 2013 and 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.
Moore, who was hired by the township in 1997 and became Township Manager in 20…