Update on Heather VanNatta sentencing

38 year old Heather Van Natta, a CCLTOA secretary, was placed on administrative leave November 3, 2011 after the sitting board discovered inaccuracies in Van Natta’s payroll and “abnormally high” association expenses. After turning over all evidence to the Sheriff Department in December a search warrant was issued and by January the Sheriff Dept was in receipt of Van Natta’s bank documents. Use of direct deposits to “pad” her account was evident in the bank statements as the board claimed never to have authorized additional pay. Additional evidence showed personal use of homeowners association credit cards. The net pay total exceeded $18,000 and the personal purchases exceeded $6,000.00. Van Natta was arrested March 8, 2012, and posted $15,000 bail.

Van Natta sentenced

Copper Embezzler Sentenced (Union Democrat)

The Copper Gazette has requested yet has not received confirmation from the DA regarding the sentencing of Heather Van Natta nor the charges with which she was ultimately sentenced, hence the link to the Union Democrat story. As more information comes in the Gazette will update this story.