Case against former Wynot clerk moves to Dist. Court
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HARTINGTON — The former Wynot village clerk is scheduled to be arraigned in Cedar County District Court on June 22.
Rose M. Rolfes, 71, Wynot, is accused of theft by deception, waived her preliminary hearing last Wednesday in Cedar County Court and had her case bound over to District Court.
Rolfes is alleged to have obtained property illegally while working as the clerk/treasurer for the Village of Wynot.
The theft-deception charge is a Class IV felony, and Rolfes faces up to two years in prison and a fine of $10,000.
She is accused of theft or deception of $1,500 to $4,999 that belonged to the Village of Wynot.
The arraignment hearing is set for June 22 at 9 a.m. in front of District Court Judge Judge Bryan C. Meismer.