WIRE FRAUD

Leet Township resident Sue O Neill, 55, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing false income tax returns after embezzling nearly 9 million dollars from a North Hills contracting company between 2009 and 2019. She and her unidentified business partner purchased everything from entertainment tickets to multiple vehicles with the stolen money. O’Neill faces up to 20 years in prison for the wire fraud charges and 3 years for the false tax returns, plus $500,000 in fines. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 26, 2020.