Cova Campbell, the former chief financial officer, pleaded guilty to taking nearly $ 7 million from the public agency in three years.
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A former Pierce County Housing Authority finance director pleaded guilty on Friday to wire fraud in connection with her scheme to steal nearly $ 7 million to buy personal property, the US attorney’s office said .
Cova Campbell, also known as Cova Hunter, was fired from her position as the Pierce County Housing Authority’s finance director in 2019 after the state auditor discovered financial irregularities.
She had been responsible for the state agency’s $ 32 million annual budget, with little oversight. Campbell was arrested last year in Oklahoma.
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