A former borough councilman in northeastern Pennsylvania has admitted to stealing nearly $400,000 from the local volunteer fire department where he had served as president.
Thirty-seven-year-old Bill Sweeney pleaded guilty Monday in Lackawanna County to theft and forgery charges.
The former Moosic borough councilman and former president of Greenwood Hose Company 1 admitted forging fire company checks from September 2006 to January 2013.
Sweeney says it all stems from a gambling addiction. He is currently in treatment.
A judge told Sweeney to expect jail time when he's sentenced in a few months. He could face up to 14 years in prison.
He handed over a check for more than $100,000 in restitution on Monday.
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