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Ex Tax Collector Pleads Guilty To Theft Charge

slotA Former Jenkintown tax collector has admitted stealing more than $200,000 and gambling the money away at the Parx Casino in Bucks County. 50-year-old Michael O’Neill pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge.  The stolen money was tax revenue he collected for the borough, the school district and Montgomery County.  Investigators found that he lost more than $182,000 at the casino last year alone.  He resigned in January when Jenkintown Police and county detectives started investigating his activities.

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