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May 27, 2009

HUNTINGTON - A federal sentencing for a woman accused of bilking large amounts of cash from a local startup broadband Internet company was continued from today to August, according to court officials.

Heidi C. Laughery, 47, of Meadville, Pa., and formerly of Marietta, is accused of illegally obtaining millions in federal grant money and embezzling some of it. The former Marietta city development director pleaded guilty in February in U.S. District Court in Huntington, W.Va., to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Eleven other charges from her indictment were dropped as part of the plea agreement...