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May 24, 2021
A woman from Buckley was arraigned on Thursday, May 20 for embezzling money from the Northwestern Michigan Fair Association.
The Michigan State Police Cadillac Post was contacted in February 2020 by the president of NWMFA to investigate an alleged embezzlement complaint.
Jillian Marie Noel, former treasurer at NWMFA was asked to explain charges an accountant discovered on a July 2019 bank statement.
Further investigation showed irregularities going back as far as November 2016.
The year-long investigation revealed Noel embezzled over $52,000.
During the investigation, Noel left the state and went to Florida.
A warrant was authorized in March 2021 for Noel.
While in Florida Noel was contacted by her attorney and was advised to turn herself in.