>>Former Executive Director Of Economic Development Authority Gets Prison Time
(Harrisonburg, VA) -- A Front Royal woman, who is the former executive director of the Economic Development Authority of Front Royal and Warren County, will spend more than a dozen years behind bars. Sara Bartlett has the story.Preview: Voicer Script:
45-year-old Jennifer Rae McDonald was sentenced to 14-years in federal prison after authorities say she stole more than five-point two million dollars from the Economic Development Authority. She would reportedly divert public funds to purchase real estate and pay personal expenses. In addition, close to two-and-a-half million dollars went to gambling. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh said McDonald "used EDA funds as her personal piggy bank" for more than four years.