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Rehoboth public TV exec arraigned on embezzlement charges
FALL RIVER —
The 77-year-old Rehoboth man accused of embezzling more than $110,000 and equipment through a role at his town’s local-access television network was arraigned on Tuesday morning in Fall River Superior Court.
Edward Schagrin, the vice president of the Rehoboth Public Access Corp., pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $5,000 cash bail by Judge Raymond Veary. He was bailed out and the court never took him into custody, his lawyer said.
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The embezzlement charges were brought against Schagrin in Superior Court after a six-month investigation into RePAC, coordinated by Bristol County Assistant District Attorney Patrick O. Bomberg, along with state police and Rehoboth police Detective Brian Ramos.
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Prosecutors said Schagrin, acting as a RePAC board member for several years, embezzled more than $110,000, as well as video recording/editing equipment from the public access station and the town government of Rehoboth. The scheme, according to the investigation, went on for several years.
Through his lawyer, Schagrin denied all charges and suggested that the investigation may have been politically motivated.
In addition to the $5,000 bail, Judge Veary ordered Schagrin not to transfer any money or property from RePAC accounts during while the case is pending.
(Medford residents -does this sound familiar?)
“Mr. Schagrin feels that the money was earned and the properties were the corporation’s and that it was handled within the confines of the law,” said Fredette, who characterized the case as “complicated” and added that the timeline for the case to be adjudicated extends to 2014.
Schagrin has worked for RePAC since at least 2007, Fredette said. He has been a Rehoboth resident since 1990 and is a former chemical engineer.
Contact Marc Larocque at mlarocque@tauntongazette.com.
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