CITY OF GREENSBURG PAYING $60k TO SETTLE FEDERAL LAWSUIT

The City of Greensburg is paying $60,000 to settle a federal lawsuit with a New Jersey woman.  The Trib reports that City council approved the settlement with Alyssa Wright.  She and another person were charged in connection with a fraudulent check case reported by the Greensburg Salem School District.  The charges against Wright were dropped in January after her attorney produced video evidence that showed a man depositing the $6,200 check into her account, according to a federal lawsuit filed in May.  She spent 16 days in jail   She sought compensation for malicious prosecution, false arrest and false imprisonment.