7am News, Sports and Obits
Latest WGIL news
Click to play or
Right click and "Save Target As" to download
Click for Galesburg, Illinois Forecast
Home - Cancellations - Community Events - Contact Us - Mornings - News - Obituaries - Pictures - Programs - Special Events Audio - Sports - Weather
Monzo Makes Court Appearance; Preliminary Hearing Date Set
The Knox County elected official accused of stealing money from the political party she's affiliated with has made another court appearance.

County Recorder of Deeds Paula Monzo made a brief appearance in Knox County Circuit Court Tuesday; it was her first with Public Defender Karl Johnson.

Monzo faces a felony charge of Theft Over Three-Hundred Dollars, for allegedly taking around $3,500 from the checking account of the Knox County Democratic Central Committee during a one-year timeframe, of which she was its treasurer.

Monzo told police after being arrested a month ago she did take money from the account, and that she was having trouble paying bills and had a drug habit.

She is not accused of misappropriating any county funds, though a special audit will determine that for sure.

Judge Dwayne Morrison set a January 26th preliminary hearing date -- in part, to coincide with the schedule of special prosecutor Chuck Zalar, who's been assigned to the case.

Zalar told Morrison Tuesday that he's responded to a request for discovery in the case, and that it should have been turned over to Johnson by now.

Monzo is out of jail on bond and is still believed to be working as Recorder, though she was observed leaving the courthouse for the day not long after her mid-morning hearing Tuesday.


(Paula Monzo)
12 09 09 by Newsroom
News management powered by Xpression News

Click here for the WGIL News Archive

Click here for national news

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.