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Ex-Saugus library worker indicted

Accused of stealing $800,000 in fees, gifts

By Martine Powers and Kathy McCabe

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 08, 2011

A former Saugus Public Library employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing $800,000 from the library, money she allegedly used to buy jewelry, pay dental bills, and upgrade her home. Linda E. Duffy, 65, was indicted on four counts of mail fraud, 10 counts of money laundering, and one count of aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors said. Duffy allegedly operated the scheme from 2004 until she resigned in July 2011.

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