WILLIAMSPORT — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle), published as received.
WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced today to 12 months plus a day in prison for evading her income taxes and committing bank fraud.
According to the United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Linda Tarlecki, age 63, of Aristes, Pennsylvania, was formerly a township supervisor for Conyngham Township in Columbia County from 2006 through 2018. In July 2025, Tarlecki entered a guilty plea before Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann to tax evasion and bank fraud. At her guilty plea hearing, Tarlecki admitted that from 2013 through 2017, she misappropriated funds from Conyngham Township by drafting duplicate payroll checks for herself and reimbursing herself for mileage and supplies that did not exist. In total, Tarlecki misappropriated over $147,000 from the township. Additionally, Tarlecki failed to pay income taxes on the fraudulent income resulting in a loss to the Internal Revenue Service of over $38,000.
“No matter what the source of income, all income is taxable,” stated Yury Kruty, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal Investigation, Philadelphia Field Office.
In addition to the term of imprisonment, Chief Judge Brann ordered Tarlecki to serve two years of supervised release and to pay $187,427 in restitution to the United States.
The case was investigated by the IRS Criminal Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey W. MacArthur prosecuted the case.
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