May 13, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #20-0513-3
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE @ 785-364-2251
Soldier woman arrested on theft and forgery charges
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Paula G. Keating, 50, of Soldier on a Jackson County District Court warrant on Monday. The warrant was issued as a result of a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office investigation into allegations of theft of funds from the Holton American Legion Auxiliary. The crimes are alleged to have occurred between January 2015 and January 2017. Keating was booked into the Jackson County Jail for 5 counts of misdemeanor theft and four counts of felony forgery. During the time of the thefts, Keating served as the president of the Auxiliary. Keating as one of the signers on the bank account, allegedly diverted money from the account for her own personal use. Some of the transfers of unauthorized funds allegedly were done by forging false signatures and documents. As a result of the monetary loss, the Auxiliary was forced to disband.