A criminal investigation into embezzlement in a small Keokuk County town will get underway shortly. On Thursday, the Iowa State Auditor released a report detailing a special investigation conducted between January 2008 and October of 2013. That investigation was requested by the City of Kinross after their former city clerk, Toni Miller, admitted she issued unauthorized checks to herself.

The Auditor found around $20,000 in improper disbursements. Roughly $17,000 went to Miller for payroll, reimbursements and mileage. The rest was in cash withdrawals and payments to a variety of vendors.

The report says it’s impossible to determine if all collections were properly deposited, as there’s inadequate record keeping for receipts, but in a written statement, Miller said she failed to deposit contributions on two occasions.  In 2010 Miller deposited a personal check of $2,400 in a city bank account. In a letter written to the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office, she said it was to pay back the city.

According to the Keokuk County Attorney’s Office, the sheriff’s deputy that’s handling the criminal investigation is expected to have a report back to them next week. The county attorney will then review the report and take appropriate action.