Woman pleads guilty to embezzling from Johnson County Court

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 61-year-old Kansas woman who worked for the Johnson County District Court pleaded guilty to a fraud and tax scheme netting about $1 million. Dawna Kellogg, of Williamsburg, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to wire fraud and subscribing to a false tax return. Prosecutors said Kellogg managed the Johnson County District Court’s accounting department. Between January 2007 and June 2017, she stole a total of about $1.1 million from the court. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 16.