NSP: Nebraska county clerk spends over $18,000 with government credit card

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 59-year-old woman was arrested after a spending spree with a county credit card, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

The patrol began an investigation into the Deuel County clerk after being notified by the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office.

The investigation revealed that Polly Olson spent more than $18,000 at various retailers while she was the county clerk, the patrol said.

Olson was taken into custody after troopers served a warrant for her arrest.

She was lodged in the Garden County Jail on suspicion of theft by unlawful taking.