Ex-mayor pleads guilty to $61K theft from tiny Maryland town

[TexasTowelie]

The former mayor of a tiny Eastern Shore town has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $61,000 in town funds.

The Office of the State Prosecutor said in a statement Thursday that former Marydel Mayor Deborah Rowe pleaded guilty to theft scheme, misconduct in office and forgery

Census records show Marydel has a population of about 150.

Prosecutors say Rowe admitted in a statement of facts that she transferred money from the town's bank account to her own and got a debit card in the town's name, which she used to pay bills and taxes on land in North Carolina. She also admits forging town commissioners' signatures on checks.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-es-mayor-theft-charges-20170202-story.html

[beveeheart]

1. This little town is 10 miles from my also small hometown(about 500).

I'm amazed she was able to steal that much before she got caught.

[TexasTowelie]

2. Oh wow.

That is a staggering sum for a town of that size.