Former Jenkins Clerk Pleads Guilty

Former Jenkins City Clerk Julie Ann Ohr of Pine River pleaded guilty last week to embezzling public funds and diverting corporate property. According to the formal complaint, the 40-year old Ohr wrote $107,000 worth of checks to herself from her employer, Lakes Area Carpet and Wood in Pequot Lakes and more than $55,000 from the city of Jenkins. A spokesman for the Crow Wing county District Court told the Lake Country Echo that six other felony counts were dropped in exchange for the guilty plea. Her sentencing has been set for May 30th.