SCRANTON – A Mt. Pocono resident was charged with embezzling more than $41,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1319 union in Wilkes-Barre from 2005 through 2010.  Libby Stegner, 50, the former office manager of the union allegedly embezzled $41,861 of union money by failing to deposit and stealing cash she received from union members for dues and other items.

The charge against Stegner stems from an investigation by investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor.

A plea agreement was also filed in the case. Stegner, if convicted of the charge, faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.