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Audit shows $32K misappropriated from East Adams hospital

by CHERYL SCHWEIZER
Staff Writer | September 4, 2025 5:08 PM

RITZVILLE — A former employee at East Adams Rural Healthcare misappropriated about $32,000 in 2023, according to a report released Thursday by the Washington State Auditor’s Office. The report said the former accounting clerk pleaded guilty to four charges in April 2024 and served 60 days in jail.  

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