CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. -- The former executive director of a sewer authority has pleaded guilty to charges he stole from the agency, though the amount he'll have to repay remains a matter of dispute.

Carl Paul Lewis of Ellwood City, Lawrence County, pleaded guilty last week to theft charges and has agreed to a one- to two-year prison sentence.

A hearing must still be held to determine how much Mr. Lewis must repay, because he disagrees with Fayette County prosecutors over the amount. A judge must still determine how much he will repay. Some estimates have put the amount at $141,000.

Prosecutors say he made unauthorized payroll disbursements and took cash from customers paying bills to the Bullskin Township/Connellsville Township Joint Sewerage Authority between 2005 and 2007.

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