Former Milwaukie assistant city recorder faces theft charges
MILWAUKIE, Ore. – Police arrested a former Milwaukie assistant city recorder on theft and computer crime charges.
A grand jury indicted Juli Howard on four counts of theft 1, one count of theft 2, one count of theft 3 and six counts each of official misconduct and computer crimes.
Police said the Milwaukie Finance Department noticed several suspicious money transactions in Aug., 2012. City officials forwarded those concerns to Milwaukie police.
Detectives served search warrants at Milwaukie City Hall and Juli Howard’s home. Howard resigned soon after the investigation began.
Police said there is no evidence that any other city employees were involved or that Howard had any outside accomplices.
“The City of Milwaukie and the Milwaukie Police Department take very seriously any allegation of misconduct or criminal behavior,” said police chief Bob Jordan.
Police did not say how much money she is accused of stealing, but a first degree theft charge means a suspect allegedly stole more than $1,000.
Howard was arrested Wednesday and taken to the Clackamas County Jail. She is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon.
Bail was set at $150,000.
Oh Juli, you have such an honest face. How could you allegedly betray our trust. I know a senior care center you can get a job at.
give me her prison addres -
Seems like if it was a scheme to defraud the city with a number of fraudulent transactions, then Aggravated Theft in the First Degree might have applied (ORS 164.057), a Class B Felony.
yeah go investigate higher up individuals and I'm sure you'll find more than what this woman stole missing....they all misappropriate funds and know the tricks of hiding their actions....this girl just wasn't good at hiding it
She should have been driving  drunk in old town, hit some pedestrians , maybe kill one and cripple one. Her bail for all that would be less than this.....
One of the very few that got caught.
Undoubtedly many more "public servants" are
feathering their pockets at this very moment.
Wonder how much she ended up stealing out of the coffers. Any guesses??Â
@washcomom Well, if first degree theft is greater or equal to $1,000 and she has four counts of theft 1 charged plus numerous other lesser counts, I am guessing she has stolen between $5K and $10K.
One of the Ten Rules: "You shall not steal." Pretty clear, that.
@Old29 ---- doesn't mean a thing if she isn't a Bible believer as so many people seem to be.
@Old29Â And yet rape isn't covered in the "Ten Rules". Â But be sure to keep the Sabbath holy!
@anahit @Old29 Well, you can't fix everything with one book.
@Old29 @anahit Especially a book of fairy tales!
@anahit @Old29 Only if you're married (and the rapee is not your wife).
Wasn't there a case over 15 years ago, where a husband was found guilty of raping his wife? In Salem I think!
@Old29 Channeling Yoda we are.
i've probably stolen $1000 worth in pens and paperclips through the years
@Phuzz And how would you feel about that if you were the business owner who had to cover your thefts? I wouldn't be bragging about being a thief. It says a lot about your character.
Looks like a nag to me I am guessing it isn't her fault.
Not too bright, Juli... Â Decent jobs are hard to find these days... you not only just trash-canned the job you already had, but you ALSO royally messed up your chances of getting another one... Â Â
This person doesn't understand how to steal and get away with it. What you need to do is what al gore did. Create policies on topics such as global warming, etc. and then create a company that benefits from this! Or how about getting bike lanes in Milwaukie and creating your own biking company or non-profit that gets funded by this legislation!
Or better yet, get involved with insider trading and then creating a law that makes this legal! This is what congress did!
@portlandborn83 Wow, I somehow missed that this was a political story...
@portlandborn83Â Well once again, you're certainly on-topic. Â
No, no, no, Juli. You don't 'steal' it while in a hired office. You run for elected office then you are given copious amounts of 'free speech', and can vote your own salary and benefits package. It's all perfectly legal and ethical that way.Â
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The government hates competition, Juli. Bad choices make for bad outcomes. Dumb.
Only a Sociopath would consider stealing from a community or society, Excellent work Milwaukie LE.
Thieves are one of the lowest life forms but when a thief steals from their employer they are just too stupid, and you can't fix stupid. I hope you are proud of yourself Juli Howard. Good luck ever getting another job that doesn't involve a fast food window or gas nozzle.Â