Church Embezzler Pleads Guilty
An Ontonagon man pleads guilty in an embezzlement case involving a great deal of money from area churches.
Gerhardt Gollakner has pleaded guilty to attempted embezzlement of $50,000 to $100,000.
State police from the Ontonagon Detachment arrested him 5 months ago.
He’d been accused of embezzling more than $100,000 but admitted to a lesser charge.
Police say the losses occurred over several years at 3 Ontonagon-area churches.
Gollakner was an agent or servant at all 3 of them.
He could face up to 5 years in prison, and he’ll be sentenced on May 27th.