1/9/13 - A civil lawsuit filed by the former manager of the Fowlerville Family Fair against the organization that runs it, who at one time was charged criminally with embezzling thousands of dollars, could be settled soon. Linda Kay Dancer filed suit alleging the Fowlerville Agricultural Society wrongfully terminated her employment in January of 2006 and breached her contract in doing so. It stipulated that upon discharge, Dancer would be paid for the balance of the calendar year or six months, whichever was greater. The civil suit claims the society failed to pay her remaining salary and bonuses for remainder of the year when she was terminated and also alleges that society officials misled her by saying the termination was the result of a lack of funding. The Agricultural Society had denied the allegations in court documents and says it remains of the opinion that Dancer did or may have wrongfully embezzled funds. Fair officials had alleged Dancer used the societyâs credit cards for personal use and improperly issued checks to herself during her employment from 2003 and 2005. She claimed the money was repaid and fell in line with standard practices in the organization. Felony and misdemeanor embezzlement charges were filed against Dancer as a result but she ultimately entered a no contest plea to a misdemeanor count of misuse of a credit card and was ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution and serve 11 months of probation. The suit went to case evaluation in an attempt to settle and court records show the parties accepted the recommendation. If all of the parties accept the case evaluation, it is treated as a settlement although the results are sealed. Once financing is secured, itâs expected the case filed by Dancer will be formally dismissed by February. (JK)
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