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FUNDS OF A STATE A WOMAN CONVICTED Australian Press Association. NEW YCIKK, 27th May. A message from Albany states that Mrs. Knapp has been convicted in the first degree of grand larceny of State census funds. The maximum penalty is ten years' imprisonment. The imposition of sentence will probably occur during the week. A cable message from New York in January stated:—lt is reported from Albany, the State capital, that the most serious charges of malfeasance while in office made against a . woman since the power to hold office has been granted to women in America,. has been lodged against Mrs. Florence Knapp, dean of the College of Home Economics at Syracuse University, and ex-secre-tary of the State of New York. The Commissioner investigating the charges recommends a criminal prosecution, alleging the illegal disbursement of 118,000 dollars, and the waste of nearly 80,000 dollars in her administration of census funds. The charges include nepotism and the giving away of State funds, which ultimately were traced back as in her possession.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 125, 29 May 1928, Page 9
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172GRAND LARCENY Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 125, 29 May 1928, Page 9
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