More than half a million dollars in public money went missing from Gregg Township, Centre County, without anyone noticing. • Spotlight PA

Half-Million Heist

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How Gregg Township’s former secretary allegedly stole more $532K in taxpayer dollars over five years.

Pamela Hackenburg speaks at a microphone.

Former rural Pa. township secretary sentenced to state prison for $532K theft of public dollars

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

Pamela Hackenburg was sentenced to two to four years in state prison and ordered to pay $615,580.78 in restitution to Gregg Township, Centre County.

The Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center in Spring Mills, which houses Gregg Township's municipal office.

Township allegedly fleeced by its own employee seeks to block immediate access to bond claim details

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

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The alleged theft of more than $532K from a Pa. township shows the limits of routine audits

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

An illustration of a woman walking away from a crumbling road and out of a credit card with a phone in hand and shopping bags around.

New records detail Pa. township secretary’s alleged half-million-dollar heist. How did sports betting, trips, and more go unnoticed?

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

The Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center in Spring Mills, which houses Gregg Township's municipal office.

More than $532K went missing from a rural Pa. township. Now the former secretary has been charged with 4 felonies.

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

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