By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 22, 2014

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Rapides Parish Sheriff’s deputies have arrested former Rapides Parish Coliseum Executive Director Kimberly Neal-Townley after a lengthy investigation into finances at the facility during her tenure.

The Town Talk reports (https://townta.lk/1hkgrwn ) the 37-year-old Neal-Townley was arrested Monday and booked with malfeasance, theft of $1,500 or more, two counts of false accounting, two counts of false accounting and two counts of filing false public records.

A Legislative Auditor’s reports stated that Neal-Townley allegedly wrote 14 checks to herself for a total of nearly $16,000 for 560 hours not worked, or for which she was not entitled to be paid, as well as another $15,000 for 538 hours of leave she did not earn.



Neal-Townley resigned in February 2013

It was unclear whether she has an attorney.

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Information from: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, https://www.thetowntalk.com

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