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Suspect accused of embezzling from Mohawk bar

MOHAWK, MI--   A Baraga woman has been arrested for embezzling from her Keweenaw County workplace. 

Kelly Tapani, 34, was taken into custody Wednesday following a months-long investigation by the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office. She’s accused of embezzling between $50,000 and $100,000 from the Vansville Bar over a five-month period last year.

Tapani is charged with embezzlement by an employee or agent of $50,000 or more but less than $100,000, embezzlement from a vulnerable adult, five counts of illegal use of a financial transaction device, and four counts of uttering and publishing.

A preliminary exam is set for April 12.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.