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Former South Whitehall Employee, Husband Charged with Embezzling Nearly $1M from Township

Former South Whitehall utility supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, a former township police officer, are charged with embezzling $854,497 from township coffers over more than a decade, the Lehigh County District Attorney says.

By Wendy Solomon and Mary Ellen Alu | 11:53 am | 15 comments

How the Alleged Embezzlement was Uncovered: Grand Jury Report

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Who to Contact With Questions About Alleged Embezzlement

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(left to right) Lehigh County District Attorney James B. Martin, Chief Deputy District Attorney Charles F. Gallagher III, South Whitehall Township Manager Jon Hammer and South Whitehall Township Police Chief Thomas Toth, at a press conference Tuesday on embezzlement charges filed against former township utilities supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, William J. Tonkin, IV, a former South Whitehall Township police officer.

New Safeguards Installed Since Alleged Embezzlement

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