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Former South Whitehall utility supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, William Tonkin, 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.

Alleged Embezzlers Gambled Township's Money, DA Says

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.

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