The former financial advisor to the Maricopa Fire District was sentenced to 2½ years in jail by the Superior Court of Arizona Monday.
Leonard Mikosz received his sentenced for his role in embezzling more than $86,000 from the district’s volunteer firefighter pension plan (see related story).
The district learned of the missing funds during a 2004 audit of an account held by Zurich Kemper where Mikosz worked.
Mikosz – the son-in-law of Fire District Board member and former chairman Don Pearce, who was also chief of the volunteer firefighters – later admitted to stealing the money.
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