Crime & Safety

East Windsor Woman Charged with Embezzling Funds

An East Windsor woman who served as tax collector in Chaplin was arrested for allegedly embezzling funds.

State Police arrested an East Windsor woman who allegedly embezzled funds while serving as tax collector of Chaplin.

Town officials suspected fraudulent activity and conducted a forensic audit that confirmed discrepancies.

Lynn Sembor of East Windsor was interviewed and allegedly confessed to taking money from tax payments made in cash and replacing it with other tax payments as they came in, according to State Police.

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Sembor was charged with first-degree larceny and turned herself in to police.

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