Posted on Thursday, 07.22.10 The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A retired Orlando police officer accused of stealing $200,000 in federal money has been convicted of money laundering.
A federal jury found 49-year-old Amy Bretches guilty Wednesday of two counts, while finding her not guilty on a third. She faces up to 20 years in prison.
Investigators say Bretches opened a credit union account under the police department's name, then registered the city as a Federal Emergency Management Agency recipient tied to that account.
Federal money meant for Orlando's emergency management office in 2004 reportedly flowed instead to Bretches, and eventually out of that account.
Bretches retired in March, but served previously in the school resource unit.