Mike Bertelsen
Mercer Country Treasurer Mike Bertelsen, plead guilty Monday to a single count of theft in a Rock Island County courtroom.
Over a year ago Bertelsen was accused of stealing $13,000 for the Mercer County 911 fund and of taking additional funds from the Mercer County GOP.
WQAD has more:
An affidavit filed in August of 2012 shows that Bertelsen was accused of stealing money from the Republican Central Committee of Mercer County in April of 2012.
The QC Times reported that Bertelsen was also charged with the theft of $13,000 in county 911 funds.
In a plea agreement, Bertelsen pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft in connection with those 911 funds, according to a report by QC Online.
According to attorney Jack Schwartz, Bertelsen pleaded guilty Monday, July 28, 2014 in Rock Island County Circuit Court.
He paid $13,800 in restitution, Schwartz said.
