An Evans City man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of misappropriating more than $34,000 from a disabled veteran.

Robert Bruce Ralston, 75, was indicted on a charge of misappropriation by a fiduciary, according to U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung.

From March 2017 to March 2018, Ralston, who was the appointed fiduciary for a disabled veteran, caused approximately 44 unauthorized withdrawals by check from the disabled veteran’s beneficiary account and transferred the money from these checks to himself. The checks totaled $34,411.77, according to Chung.

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