Kennett Township supervisors reported Wednesday that the criminal case involving former township Manager Lisa Moore appears to be headed toward a plea agreement.
Supervisors’ Chairman Richard Leff said Moore’s case – on charges she allegedly embezzled $3.2 million from the township – was called for trial on July 19 but continued until September after Moore’s attorney asked for the continuance.
“There are indications plea discussions are taking place,” Leff said. Reading from a statement, Leff said Moore’s attorney had “indicated plea negotiations are taking place between Moore and the [Chester County] District Attorney’s office.”
Leff also reported that Moore’s Kennett Township home was put up for sale recently.
“A county judge … ordered that the proceeds of any sale of Moore’s McFarlan Road home would be transferred to the Chester County Court Administration Office to be retained and applied to any restitution ordered in Moore’s case,” Leff read from the statement.
Moore’s three-bedroom, 1,887-square-foot home is currently for sale for $575,000, according to a listing on Re/Max.com.
“The township and our legal counsel continue to aggressively pursue full restitution for the money taken in the embezzlement,” Leff said in the statement.
On Dec. 10, 2019, the district attorney’s office announced criminal charges against Moore following months of investigation. Those charges included 112 counts of first-, second- and third-degree felonies (such as theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, forgery, and tampering with public records/information) and 26 counts of first- and second-degree misdemeanors (including tampering with records and securing execution documents by deception).
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