{"id":12115,"date":"2015-09-14T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=12115"},"modified":"2015-09-14T14:44:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T18:44:01","slug":"former-paulding-county-director-of-probation-services-indicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/former-paulding-county-director-of-probation-services-indicted\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Paulding County Director of Probation Services Indicted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"court-hammer_thumb\"<\/a>Columbus\u00a0\u2013\u00a0An Auditor of State partnership with Paulding County law enforcement led to the indictment of former Director of Probation Services Emily\u00a0Munger.\u00a0\u00a0She was indicted on one charge of theft in office and one charge of tampering with records.<\/p>\n

\u201cA probation officer is in a position of authority and should set the bar high for those attempting to turn their lives around,\u201d Auditor Yost said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cInstead, this official abused the public\u2019s trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

In June 2015, Judge Suzanne S.\u00a0Rister\u00a0discovered that funds were missing from the Paulding County Probation Office and contacted Paulding County Sheriff Jason Landers and Prosecutor Joseph Burkard.\u00a0\u00a0The Auditor of State\u2019s Public Integrity Assurance Team was called in to conduct audit and investigative work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank the efforts of Sheriff Jason Landers as well as Prosecutor Joseph Burkard. Their experience and knowledge about the available resources of the Auditor of State and its Public Integrity Assurance Team was extremely helpful,\u201d Judge Suzanne S.\u00a0Rister\u00a0said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe Sheriff and the Prosecutor and their staff have been so valuable to us at the Paulding County Court. The State Auditor\u2019s staff has also assisted us during this investigation and we cannot thank them all enough for their hard work. Through tremendous teamwork this investigation was brought to the grand jury for further consideration. Paulding County Court, Paulding County Probation, and all its staff are grateful for their efforts to assist us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate the cooperation and swift response from the Auditor of State regarding this investigation,\u201d Sheriff Jason Landers said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMrs.\u00a0Munger\u00a0was a long-time county employee; and, I wanted to ensure this was a fair, unbiased investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The investigation found that former Director of Probation Services Emily\u00a0Munger\u00a0instructed probationers to pay her in cash for their required 3rd Millennium course fees.\u00a0\u00a0Munger\u00a0gave the probationers \u201creceipts\u201d that she created to acknowledge they paid their fees; however,\u00a0Munger\u00a0did not give the money to Paulding County for the courses.\u00a0\u00a0It is alleged\u00a0Munger\u00a0stole $9,240 in course fees.\u00a0\u00a0In addition, it was discovered that\u00a0Munger\u00a0collected $800 in fees for the SCRAM andEHMA\u00a0electronic monitoring programs, but the money was never deposited with the county.<\/p>\n

Investigators also found that\u00a0Munger\u00a0tampered with a grant application and falsely inflated her hourly wage by $2 per hour.<\/p>\n

Paulding County Prosecutor Joseph Burkard appointed Auditor of State Deputy Chief Legal Counsel Robert Smith to serve as special prosecutor in the case.\u00a0\u00a0Munger\u00a0was indicted on one third-degree felony charge of theft in office and one third-degree felony charge of tampering with records.<\/p>\n

In July 2015, Judge\u00a0Rister\u00a0terminated\u00a0Munger\u00a0for violations of the Paulding County Court Probation Office\u2019s personnel policies and procedures.<\/p>\n

A full copy of this indictment may be accessed through the Paulding County Clerk of Courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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