ALBANY---An employee in the Governor's Office of Employee Relations is facing charges that she embezzled more than $50,000 from an organization for which she served as treasurer.

Karen M. Bradley, 42, of Guilderland, allegedly took the money from the New York State Training Council, a nonprofit group of government human resources professionals.

After being arrested by the State Police on charges of second degree grand larceny and first degree falsifying business records, she was arraigned in Albany City Court and released on her own recognizance. She has been suspended without pay from her state job.

Police said that Bradley had filed falsified financial reports with the council's executive committee in order to hide the missing funds. 4-22-07

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