A former treasurer for Germania Hose Co. in Duryea charged with stealing more than $102,000 from the first responder agency waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Luzerne County Central Court.
Duryea police in November charged Eric John Wruble, 42, of Swetland Street, Duryea, alleging he stole cash to pay personal bills and buy a 2009 Dodge pickup truck, and used a Germania credit card to purchase gas-powered lawn tools since 2009.
Wruble allegedly told police he had trouble paying bills when his grandmother was placed in a hospice and his mother became ill. He also claimed he was unemployed for several months, according to court records.
Wruble claimed he wrote in the “Memo” section of each check “roof repair,” “drain repair,” “masonry repair,” or “water heater replacement” as a way to track how much money he had taken from the hose company, court records say.