Athol: Diary Of An Embezzlement

This is my viewpoint as a part-time city employee. I started helping in the office and with Athol Daze several years ago with City Clerk Charlotte Hooper, and was hired to help Sally Hansen answer phones, post water bills and take messages when she was out of the office, ill or on vacation. Sally Hansen has been charged with embezzling $417,879 from the city between 2009 and 2014. So many people are asking: How could anyone get away with so much money? Here’s my perspective. Charlotte Hooper, Athol city clerk for almost 25 years, was someone we could depend on and trust. The first mistake was believing that we would be getting the same kind of public servant/ Susan Wachter , part-time employee for city of Athol, Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: Have you — or a company you belonged to — been victimized by embezzlement?