Posted On: July 19, 2009 by Darren Finebloom

POLK COUNTY CRIMINAL BLOG: Event Coordinator At Country Club Charged With Stealing Nearly $270,000

According to a criminal complaint in Polk County a Lakeland man has been stealing money from the Walden Lake Golf & Country Club for nearly five years. William Kagel was arrested on a Polk County warrant alleging he embezzled nearly $270,000 while working as the country club’s event sales director. (read more)

According to documents Kagel transferred money from the country club’s savings account into a personal account he opened at a Lakeland credit union. The stolen deposits number 168 and the total money taken was $268,169. Kagel offered to pay the country club back with cash and worthless checks according to the complaint.

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