Former Cecil VFC Chief & Mother Charged

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – The former fire chief of the Cecil Volunteer Fire Company #2 in Muse and his mother, the former treasurer, are both accused of stealing nearly $50,000 from the department. Toni and Alan Zombeck are facing felony charges in connection with the incident. Investigators said they used the money to buy things at stores, restaurants and gas stations, and that they got cash-back withdrawals and more. The investigation began last fall when the fire company’s president noticed dry wall tools were charged to the department’s account at the same time Alan Zombeck was renovating his home. Police said he and his mother both had access to the departments bank account at Washington Financial Bank, and they also shared a personal bank account. Court papers said Toni Zombeck wrote more than $7,000 in checks payable to herself, made $4,000 in cash-back purchases, and paid roughly $15,000 of personal bills from the department’s funds. Those bills included car payments, gas and electric bills and more for her home.