Crawford County Treasurer Accused of Stealing Money from County Fair

The state attorney general’s office says Crawford County’s treasurer literally pocketed money from the county’s fair.

71-year-old Frederic Wagner, 71, who also serves as treasurer of the county fair, is charged with a felony count of conflict of interest and misdemeanor counts of theft and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds.

Surveillance cameras that were installed by private detectives before last year's fair showed Wagner taking money and putting it in his wallets or pocket on seven occasions.

Wagner surrendered to state agents and was arraigned by district judge Michael Rossi of Meadville on Tuesday. He is free on $25,000 unsecured bail.

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