A Warsaw woman pleaded guilty to forgery charges in Kosciusko Superior Court I Wednesday after diverting $10,000 from the Warsaw Volunteer Fire Department in March and April 2004.If Judge Duane Huffer accepts her plea agreement, a Class D felony theft charge will be dropped when she is sentenced April 18. Abbey J.Hagan, 34, of Shady Lane, Warsaw, pleaded guilty to one count of forgery, a Class C felony, Wednesday.Although prosecutors recommended that she be sentenced to no more than two years in prison, forgery carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison. Hagan had access to the account through her husband, who was the fire department's accountant at the time.Hagan forged her husband's signature on eight Warsaw Volunteer Fire Department checks ranging from $500 to $2,500 between March 1 and April 27, 2004, to help pay bills.The last of the checks, written for $1,000 April 27, was not cashed because officials at the fire department saw discrepancies in records.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016