TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A former Sylvania Twp. police officer has pleaded guilty to claiming his second wife on his health insurance, even though that marriage was not valid.

The Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office released a statement Wednesday saying Robert Austin agreed to pay nearly $70,000 in restitution as part of his plea agreement.

“We are pleased with this agreement as Mr. Austin agreed to repay in full the taxpayers of Sylvania Township,” Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates said in a statement. “The citizens of Sylvania Township are the victims in this case and the work done by our team and by investigators from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal. Investigation shows that the State of Ohio will not tolerate theft while in office.”

A previous statement from Auditor Faber’s office said that

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