The Lancaster Intelligencer Journal reported that a former Equipment Finance Inc. employee wants taxpayers to pick up his anticipated $1,500 tab for traveling to his upcoming trial in Philadelphia.

Curtis A. Kroesen, of Manheim, PA, in Lancaster County filed the request in Philadelphia federal court. He and his wife, Misty L. Kroesen, also a former EFI employee, are set to go to trial April 10 in Philadelphia for their alleged roles in the loan fraud at the now-defunct firm. It’s not known whether Misty Kroesen intends to file a similar request, the article said.

To read the full Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era article click here.

Previously on monitordaily: EFI Defendant to Change Plea in Loan Fraud Case, published March 15, 2012