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<p>CHARLEROI &#8212; The former caretaker of a western Pennsylvania cemetery has been ordered to stand trial on charges he stole $28,000 from a maintenance fund, but the man&#8217;s attorney says it was all used on cemetery improvements.</p><p>Washington County District Attorney Eugene Vittone argued Monday that no previous caretaker had ever used as much money to maintain the Charleroi Cemetery before 47-year-old Joseph Minkovich, of Rostraver worked there from 2009 to 2013. A district judge agreed with the prosecutor and ordered Minkovich to stand trial after a preliminary hearing.</p><p>But defense attorney Neil Marcus says the cemetery wasn&#8217;t generating enough revenue, so Minkovich withdrew maintenance funds from the trust to cover expenses.</p><p>Marcus says his client is &#8220;not a CPA &#8230; but the point is the money was spent taking care of the cemetery.&#8221;</p><style>
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Former cemetery caretaker to trial in alleged $28,000 theft