Karen Guillet, the former Oxford tax collector accused of embezzling more than $240,000 from the town, was arraigned at Superior Court in Derby Monday morning.
Her case was transferred to Superior Court in Milford, where more serious cases are heard.
Guillet, who is charged with one count of first-degree larceny and six counts of first-degree forgery, is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 19.
Karen Guillet leaves Superior Court in Derby. Photo by B.K. Angeletti, courtesy of the Connecticut Post.
Guillet and her attorney, Dominick Thomas, declined to comment outside of court.
First-degree larceny alone is a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
A state police arrest warrant alleges Guillet lived a lavish lifestyle, dropping large amounts of money on credit cars, personal assistants, fancy shops and beauty spas.
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Guillet was charged Nov. 30, the culmination of a two-year investigation by state police that coincided with an internal investigation carried out by Oxford government.
The warrant accuses Guillet of skimming cash and using fraudulent book-keeping to cover her tracks.
Photo: Eugene Driscoll Karen Guillet, center, arrives in court with her attorney, Dominick Thomas, right.
