Former Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency Employee Sentenced To Probation For Theft Of Government Funds

SCRANTON—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that Joel Hunsicker, age 38, of Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to serve two years on probation and pay restitution for his theft of government funds during a six-year time period.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Hunsicker previously admitted to the theft of $6,730 of government funds when he worked at the Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency from 2009 through 2015. Hunsicker admitted to converting to his own use funds supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor for incentive rewards for students participating in the Pennsylvania CareerLink Lackawanna County program. 

The case was investigated by the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa prosecuted the case.

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