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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend October 20, 2005 Sheriff’s ex-employee faces federal charge By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune Charged with embezzling $80,000 in public funds, a former secretary for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has been indicted on a federal fraud charge. Michel Marie Holloran, 51, is to appear today in Medford’s U.S. District Court to hear the charge of federal program fraud. Announced Wednesday, Holloran’s indictment came almost a year and six months after she was arrested on local counts of theft, official misconduct, falsifying business records and misapplication of entrusted property. U.S. attorneys allege that between July 2001 and May 2004 Holloran stole cash receipts and funds — totaling approximately $80,000 — from the department’s traffic school and victim’s impact panel for drunken drivers. A federal grand jury in Medford indicted Holloran on Oct. 7. Holloran’s job duties included counting money in the cash register and making bank deposits. Another sheriff’s department secretary alerted Winters to an apparent accounting discrepancy about a week before Holloran’s arrest. Winters ordered an audit. Oregon State Police detectives initiated the case, but the FBI took over because the sheriff’s department receives more than $10,000 in funding from the federal government within a year, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Byron Chatfield. Winters said his office accepts federal timber proceeds and grants for traffic safety programs. Advertisement As an eight-year employee of the office, Holloran acted as administrative assistant for former Sheriff Bob Kennedy and briefly for Winters before taking a position as manager of the department’s property control division. Holloran initially was placed on administrative leave but resigned shortly after her arrest on May 13, 2004. The Medford resident was released the same day from jail after posting bail. If convicted of federal program fraud, Holloran would face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail Sheriff�s ex- employee faces federal charge ">[email protected] . Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker dvd-r Distance Education Computer Security Cheap Website Hosting Discount Hotel Reservations Online Pharmacy Myspace Home Equity Loans Windermere Van Vleet Deep Muscle Stimulator Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Student Loans High End Computers Online Casino News Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Salvia Divinorum Online Casino Fundraisers Advertisement s