A former commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7824 has been charged with stealing about $66,000 from the post.
William George Weglage Jr. of Vancouver was arrested last week on suspicion of first-degree theft, said Kim Kapp, spokeswoman for the Vancouver Police Department.
On Tuesday, officials with the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office filed seven counts of first-degree theft against Weglage in court, an official said.
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