New charge for Lakewood police embezzler
Sep 12, 2012, 10:58 AM | Updated: 1:45 pm
New charges have been filed against the man who embezzled from the fund set up for the families of four slain Lakewood police officers.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged former Lakewood Officer Skeeter Manos on Wednesday with identity theft and forgery. He’s accused of using the name of an accountant, Roy Ovist, for a fake audit of the Lakewood Police Guild when he was treasurer.
“It was important to us and it was important to the Lakewood Police that he be held fully accountable for all his crimes,” Lindquist said. “I hope that this is the final chapter in this unfortunate tale.”
Manos, 35, from Dupont was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday afternoon in Tacoma.
Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar said, “Our department has always wanted to see this former officer held responsible for all of his actions. We absolutely support this prosecution.”
In June, Manos was sentenced to nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in the theft of more than $112,000 from the fund set up for the families of the Lakewood officers who were killed in 2009.
Manos was fired after he was charged.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
