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Owner of 3 Lake Norman businesses faces felony embezzlement charges

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MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — The owner of three Lake Norman businesses is facing felony charges.

State officials said 70-year-old Trudi Ann Zangardi is accused of embezzling money customers paid for state sales tax.

Zangardi, the only member of The Zan Group, LLC, allegedly kept nearly $60,000 from The Cabin, Lake Norman Cottages in Davidson, and The Barrel in Mooresville.

Zangardi faces three counts of aid and abet embezzlement of state property and was given a $50,000 unsecured bond.

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