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Alcester woman convicted of Wire Fraud

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An Alcester woman has been convicted of wire fraud.

Fifty-seven-year-old Michelle Warner is sentenced to two years in federal prison and over $250,000 in restitution.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Warner was an accountant, and later a business administrator, for Heartland Counseling Services and paid herself unauthorized payroll payments.

Warner also used her employer’s credit card without authority.

The thefts took place between 2018 and 2022.

Jackson Dircks is a Freeburg, Illinois, native. He received a degree from Augustana University in English and Journalism. He started at SDPB as an intern before transitioning to a politics, business and everything in-between reporter based in Sioux Falls.

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