Former Gardena chamber exec to stand trial
The stacks of bank documents presented during Karen Sue Hale's preliminary hearing today was daunting. But, depsite Judge Laura Ellison's stern warning to the prosecutor to find a way to sum up the evidence, it didn't happen. So,on the witness stand, Gardena Valley Chamber of Commerce Treasurer Glenn Mitchell went one-by-one over the 166 deposits and withdraws, plus the 30 or so checks, Hale allegedly made without authorization.
Hale is accused of embezzling $39,959 from her former employer by depositing membership funds and donations into an account she was directed to close, then taking the funds back out. Not sure what happened to most the money, but some went to L.A. Galaxy soccer tickets, some went to a new computer and some of the checks were written to the 53-year-old Lawndale woman's husband.
She comes back to Torrance court Sept. 17 for arraignment. We'll have a full story on the prelim in tomorrow's Daily Breeze.
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Word got out this week that our city is looking at having to scrutinize the executive director of the Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce. Most of us didn't have a clue that she had been looked at twice before. Trouble was, they only focused on taxpayer revenues and not the entire organization's books and means of moving money around that are open to this woman who sits at the helm of what is unparalled power. What is striking about your article here is that it points out a co-mingled trail. Who knows how it all ties together, but the point, is that it all must be looked at. The other thing that is striking is that it looks like it took almost a year to get to trial. Again, on other's funds. Good reporting---