A Dubuque man has been sentenced to two years of probation for making unauthorized charges on a work credit card while employed at a Dubuque cemetery. 64 year old Jeffrey Paar was given a deferred judgment in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after pleading guilty to a charge of unauthorized use of a credit card under $1,500. With a deferred judgment, if probation and payment obligations are successfully completed, the record of the case is expunged. Reports say that police responded to Linwood Cemetery on November 4th after receiving a report of unauthorized use of a credit card by an employee. Another employee reported that Paar, who then worked for the cemetery but no longer is employed there, was given access to a work credit card with a limit of $1,500. Cemetery employees determined that Paar made personal transactions totaling $1,990 from March 2021 to September 2022. Paar admitted to the personal transactions. Paar did make payments back to the cemetery, but the cemetery association still wanted Paar criminally charged.
