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Former Plainfield Township supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from firm

Former Plainfield Township supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from firm
Former Plainfield Township supervisor pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from firm 00:20

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The former elected supervisor of southwest suburban Plainfield Township pleaded guilty on Monday to siphoning more than $1 million from a private firm.

Prosecutors said Anthony Fremarek snatched the cash over six years from the firm where he served as chief financial officer, but he was also holding office as the township supervisor.

He will be sentenced next February.

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