Woman charged with stealing $213K from Albert Lea housing agency

(ABC 6 News) – A woman has been charged in U.S. District Court of Minnesota for stealing $213,217 from the Albert Lea Housing & Redevelopment Authority.

Marcie Marie Thumann, appeared in court on Tuesday and is charged with theft from a program receiving federal funds which is a felony.

Thumann, a former employee of the Albert Lea Housing & Redevelopment Authority, is alleged to have knowingly embezzled and stolen the money for her own use from a period beginning on or about January 2010, and continuing through at least July 2018 according to court documents.

The Albert Lea Housing & Redevelopment Authority is an organization that annually receives more than $10,000 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Court documents say that Thumann shall forfeit any property derived from the proceeds traceable to the violations.

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If the property is unavailable for forfeiture, the United States will seek its forfeiture according to court documents.

Thumann is due back in court on October 12.