The Mount Angel man accused of embezzling about $60,000 from a local nonprofit has pleaded guilty to aggravated theft.
James Byron Hall Jr., 64, was arrested in September 2017 on suspicion of stealing from the Mount Angel Community Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money for local causes.
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