The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday announced charges against Desiree Peterkin-Bell, a former official in Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s administration, for allegedly misappropriating nearly a quarter-million dollars in taxpayer funds.

Peterkin-Bell surrendered to Philadelphia Central Detective Division on Tuesday morning and her lawyer, Walter Weir, said in an interview that she will plead not guilty to the charges against her.

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