Gordon woman faces charges for alleged thefts from housing authority and baseball program

GORDON, Neb. - A Gordon woman is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly stealing from both the Rushville Housing Authority and the Sheridan County American Legion baseball program. Krystal Freeseman, 44, has been charged with six felonies, including two counts of theft by deception, two counts of second-degree forgery, and two counts of theft by unlawful taking.

Freeseman was the Rushville Housing Authority Executive Director. News Channel Nebraska previously reported that Nebraska’s state auditor was investigating Freeseman for allegedly embezzling tens of thousands of dollars.

“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes the former executive director of the Rushville Housing Authority who, before her recent dismissal, engaged in an apparent pattern of forgery, theft, income tax evasion, and outright embezzlement of tens of thousands of dollars in a not-so-clever and bizarre abuse of the public trust,” Auditor Mike Foley said in a press release.

Freeseman is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 5, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.