MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) Newly disclosed evidence has prompted a Connecticut judge to declare a mistrial in the case of a former local American Red Cross official accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Journal Inquirer reports that Middletown Superior Court Judge David Gold declared the mistrial Tuesday after hundreds of pages of emails involving the Red Cross' internal investigation of the embezzlement allegations were disclosed. The discovery of the emails raised the possibility of more delays in the trial.

Diane Williams, of East Hartford, is accused of embezzling money by increasing her pay when she was finance director of the Middlesex Central Connecticut Chapter of the Red Cross for eight years until 2010. Her lawyer says the extra payments were authorized.

Prosecutors will have the option of retrying the case.