A former Tucson Police Department lieutenant was placed on one
year of unsupervised probation Monday and ordered to pay $17,500 in
restitution Monday for fraudulently using a credit card belonging
to the Tucson Police Officers Association.
William Ryberg Jr., 42, was indicted last fall after grand
jurors were told Ryberg, a former treasurer for the association,
arranged for it to pay more than $67,000 to his personal-computer
repair company without proper authorization, court records
show.
Ryberg also was accused of using association funds to pay $5,000
on a fraudulent credit card that had a $26,000 balance and using an
association credit card for $30,000 in personal items, according to
court records.
Ryberg pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of a credit card in May.
In exchange, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office agreed to
recommend probation for Ryberg and to let the charge be designated
a misdemeanor if he successfully completes probation.
Assistant Attorney General Kim Ortiz and defense attorney
Michael Piccarreta later agreed Ryberg should pay $17,500 in
restitution.
Pima County Superior Court Judge Jane Eikleberry told Ryberg
Monday that if he pays $15,000 of the restitution by July 10, she
will consider the restitution paid in full.
Ryberg, who began working for the Tucson Police Department in
1992, resigned in November 2008.
He voluntarily signed an agreement with the Arizona Peace
Officer Standards and Training board saying he would never again be
able to work as a law-enforcement officer in the state.
Contact reporter Kim Smith at 573-4241 or
kimsmith@azstarnet.com
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