LACROSSE, Wis. – A not guilty plea was entered into the record for the former executive director of the La Crosse Area Development Corporation on a charge that he defrauded the nonprofit of more than $30,000. At the online probable cause hearing, Jorge Beltran, 53, declined to speak. The plea was entered on his behalf by Judge Ramona Gonzalez. The judge set a further hearing for April 23. In the meantime, Beltran is free on his own recognizance.
Beltran. Free on signature bond for now