After being indicted on eight felony and 12 misdemeanor counts of misappropriation of public funds and altering bank deposits, Harrisonburg City Treasurer Rebecca Neal is facing a hearing to determine whether or not she should be removed from office. The hearing will be held at 9:00 a.m. this Thursday, May 1, in the Rockingham County Circuit Court.
According to an article in The Daily News-Record:
"Judge James Lane set the date in a court order he issued Friday to Neal, her attorney David O'Donnell, and Commonwealth's Attorney Marsha Garst, who will represent the petition that triggered the civil case. Councilwoman Carolyn Frank, who took over the petition drive, said she would like to see Neal suspended from office until her indictments on misappropriation of public funds and altering bank deposits could be heard in circuit court."
Neal has repaid the lost $91,000.
It is important to remember that this is just a hearing. Neal is scheduled to face criminal charges in the Rockingham Country Circuit Court this August.
Let me know what you think. Should Neal be allowed to stay in office? Leave me a comment below, and make sure to vote in the poll.
3 comments:
I think you probably mean "Harrisonburg Treasurer's Hearing," not "Treasure's Hearing" in the headline.
I don't know too many people who would describe Neal as a Treasure.
This scandal has gone on a little too long. I Tuesday was her actual trial date, but this is going to last for quite a while longer.
Councilwoman Carolyn Frank is no angel-she needs to look as far as the Boys and Girls Club and all their problems-Ms Neal has problems at least she paid her loans back.
Hello Ashley.
My name is Mason, and I run a website at hbblogs.com, which has taken over as the local aggregator for Harrisonburg and the surrounding valley.
Hburgblogs.com, where you had been syndicated, is no longer being updated, and I would like to invite you to join hbblogs.com. All it would take is for you to fill out the form at http://hbblogs.com/add-your-feed/.
I'd also appreciate it if you would update the link in your sidebar - thanks!
By the way, now that you've graduated (I'm assuming) do you plan to leave the area (or have already)?
Have a great day!
Mason
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