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.
Guillet’s arraignment was brief. Judge Burton Kaplan left Guillet’s bond the same — at $100,000.
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.
Oxford town officials also have a civil lawsuit pending against Guillet. The civil lawsuit, which has a lesser burden of proof than the criminal case, alleges the theft goes back six years and totals more than $670,000.
