Case Delayed for Ex-Brookfield Finance Director Accused of Stealing $30K

The case for the former finance director of Brookfield Public Schools has been postponed until Jan. 11, 2016, according to a notification from the Connecticut Judicial Courts.

Art Colley, 58, has been charged with three counts of first-degree larceny, and one count each of second-degree larceny, second- and third-degree forgery. He is also charged with defrauding a public community and conspiracy to commit larceny.

He and his co-conspirator and former secretary Elizabeth Kerekes are accused of spending more than $30,000 in on personal items.

An audit revealed nearly $124,000 in questionable spending by Colley and Kerekes. The forensic audit analyzed more than 600 transactions involving Colley , Kerekes and other present and former school employees.

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