Saturday, March 27, 2010
Perry County Deputy Clerk Probated
KENTUCKY...
A former deputy county clerk was sentenced to serve probation and pay back more than $21,000 in restitution after entering an Alford plea during a court appearance. The case against Donna Combs, 55, of Bonnyman, was heard in Perry Circuit Court following an investigation spurred on by a 2006 audit of the Perry County Clerk’s Office. The audit, which covered the clerk’s office’s 2006 financial statement, was conducted by the state auditor’s office and found a deficit of $21,473 from Perry County Clerk Haven King’s official fee account. At the time, the missing funds appeared to be result of undeposited receipts, according to the audit. Combs entered an Alford Plea, which means she maintains her innocence, but based on the evidence against her a guilty plea would be in her best interest. Combs was sentenced to serve a total of two years probation, 300 hours of community service, and pay restitution in the amount of $21,473.
A former deputy county clerk was sentenced to serve probation and pay back more than $21,000 in restitution after entering an Alford plea during a court appearance. The case against Donna Combs, 55, of Bonnyman, was heard in Perry Circuit Court following an investigation spurred on by a 2006 audit of the Perry County Clerk’s Office. The audit, which covered the clerk’s office’s 2006 financial statement, was conducted by the state auditor’s office and found a deficit of $21,473 from Perry County Clerk Haven King’s official fee account. At the time, the missing funds appeared to be result of undeposited receipts, according to the audit. Combs entered an Alford Plea, which means she maintains her innocence, but based on the evidence against her a guilty plea would be in her best interest. Combs was sentenced to serve a total of two years probation, 300 hours of community service, and pay restitution in the amount of $21,473.
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