New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte announces the indictment of Cheryl A. Saltmarsh, age 43, of Boscawen, New Hampshire. Saltmarsh, who was formerly employed by the Penacook-Boscawen Water Precinct, is charged with Theft by Unauthorized Taking contrary to RSA 637:3, a class A felony. The indictment alleges that between on April 2006 and February 2008, pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, Cheryl Saltmarsh purposely obtained or exercised unauthorized control over approximately $69,335.77, the property of the Penacook-Boscawen Water Precinct, with a purpose to deprive the Water Precinct of those funds.

An arraignment is scheduled for September 17, 2008, in the Merrimack County Superior Court. The maximum sentence of imprisonment for a class A felony is fifteen years.