Former county treasurer gets jail time, probation for theft

ALMA, Neb. (AP) - A former Harlan County treasurer has been given jail time and probation for stealing from the county.

Harlan County District Court records say Diana Grotfeld, of Alma, was sentenced Monday to two years of probation and 90 days in jail. She also was told to make restitution of more than $107,000. She’d pleaded no contest to theft and abuse of public records. Prosecutors reduced the theft charge and dropped a related charge in exchange for her pleas.

Grotfeld resigned from her post in July. A state auditor’s report showed that around $108,000 was missing from the treasurer’s office.