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The former financial manager of Mapleton Irrigation District has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from the organization over the course of nine years.

Sandee Loader, 46, was charged Wednesday in 4th District Court with one count of misuse of public money, a second-degree felony.

Between January 2006 and April 2015, Loader allegedly embezzled about $103,000. "Specifically, over the time period she issued checks to herself, to a company she owned, and to her credit card companies for payments on her personal credit card(s)," the charges read. "… [Loader] cooperated with the investigators, acknowledged her wrongdoing, and admitted to embezzlement."

A state auditor's report, released in May, says that when questioned about the money, Loaded admitted that she had loaned herself more than $100,000. But there were no documents detailing the loan arrangements, a plan for repayment or an interest rate, and the arrangement was never approved by the district's governing board, according to the audit.

Lax oversight by the district board allowed the alleged theft to go undetected for years, auditors found. The scheme siphoned off 6 percent of the district's annual operating budget, took place over nine years and should have been detected, according to an audit.

The auditor recommended the district seek restitution and establish internal controls to prevent future misappropriation.

A summons has been issued to Loader for an initial court appearance on Sept. 8.

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