MANISTIQUE, MI-- A Seney Township woman accused of embezzlement was in court this week on a different charge.
Shawna Haines, 42, was arrested in June and charged with one count of embezzlement and four counts of uttering and publishing. She allegedly took around $28,000 in extra paychecks when she worked as the township treasurer.
Haines stood mute Thursday on a charge of knowingly attempting to obtain, obtaining, or possessing a drug by means of prescription for other than a legitimate therapeutic purpose, or as a result of a false, forged, or altered prescription. It’s a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $500 fine.
