CLARION — It’s a deferred judgment and probation for a Cedar Falls woman charged with stealing $100,000 left to different organizations in Belmond.
A criminal complaint filed by the Belmond Police Department stated that 70-year-old Pamela Rogers was appointed as the executor of the estate belonging to Janet Meints in February 2017, with Meints passing away on April 2nd of that year. Police say Rogers was to distribute $49,310 apiece to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond as well as to the Belmond Area Arts Council.
According to the criminal complaint, neither beneficiary had received any money as of August 11th 2025. The complaint stated through a phone interview on May 30th of this year, Rogers allegedly admitted that she used the money for personal use. Rogers allegedly testified in court on October 1st of last year that she admitted to using estate funds for personal and family expenditures. …