Former Treasurer charged with embezzling from non-profit group

By Will Bigham, Staff Writer

The former treasurer of a local nonprofit group has been charged with embezzling about $85,000 from the organization's bank accounts.

Deron Edward Lane, 44, is accused of stealing about 75 percent of the funds belonging to the Chaffey Community Cultural Center, which manages the Cooper Regional History Museum in Upland and stages local events.

The group's president, Dave Stevens, said Friday that Lane has since repaid the money, which he allegedly stole between May 2009 and November last year.

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