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Former Hiawatha Chamber Official Appears in Court

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/23/2015

(KNZA)--A December 2nd preliminary hearing has been set for a former Hiawatha Chamber of Commerce board member accused of embezzling funds from the organization.

42-year-old Beth Mikita, of Hiawatha, made her first appearance in a Brown County courtroom Friday afternoon on charges of felony theft, criminal use of a financial card and identity fraud.

A judge granted a request to modify her bond, which was originally set at $20,000, to $5,000 cash or surety. Mikita posted bond later Friday, and was released from the Brown County Jail.

She was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the Hiawatha Police Department.

Mikita is charged with the alleged unauthorized use of an account belonging to the Chamber between August 2014 and April 2015 while she was serving as treasurer for the Chamber board.

Authorities haven't disclosed the amount of money involved in the case, but court documents indicate it was between $1,000 and $10,000.

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