A former Oakdale city clerk overpaid herself more than $700,000 from the city over seven years, according to a report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office.
“Investigative auditors found that, between January 2014 and March 2021, the former city clerk paid herself $769,136 more than her authorized salary by diverting electronic transfers of city funds,” according to the Legislative Auditor’s Office.
The auditor’s office also found the clerk received $13,000 in checks to which she was not entitled and used $115,000 in city funds to make payments to her credit cards.
The accused clerk, Melissa “Lisa” Schaefer, died on March 11 after serving as Oakdale City Clerk for more than 18 years.
