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Timothy Peter Janusz


Ex-Salvation Army official admits fraud in Hawaii


By Peter Boylan
Advertiser Staff Writer



A former Salvation Army official pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding the charitable organization and four elderly donors out of more than $300,000.

Timothy Peter Janusz, a 44-year-old federal felon who holds degrees in law and business administration, pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts, including first-degree theft, forgery and money laundering. He admitted to taking money intended for the Salvation Army from donors between 2004 and 2006.
Each count carries a possible sentence of five to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $10,000 per count.

Janusz was the Salvation Army's director of planned giving. He was fired when the allegations of wrongdoing surfaced.

Janusz, who was convicted in 1996 on federal fraud charges for stealing $2.2 million from an elderly Colorado couple, had previously pleaded not guilty to all of the Hawai'i charges.



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