SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A former Old Missouri Bank executive faces charges of embezzlement.

Shanda Trautman faces eight counts of misapplication of funds of a financial institution.

Investigators say Trautman misused a bank-issued credit card from September 2022 to December 2023. Investigators say she spent more than $13,000 on rent and senior photos for her child.

After bank officials discovered the spending, investigators say she was fired. Investigators say Trautman declined an interview.

In full disclosure, Trautman worked as a KSPR sales executive from 2010-2011 under the name Shanda Newkirk.

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