Columbus – The former fiscal officer for York Township (Belmont County) and its Water Authority has been indicted on 27 counts involving theft in office and related charges in connection with paying her mother Irma Shreffler, and one other person with money they had not earned. Dawn Lee’s mother and another person also were indicted by the Belmont County grand jury on 10 additional counts.
The Ohio Auditor of State’s Public Integrity Assurance Team (PIAT) led the special audit and investigation into the misuse of public funds. Stephanie Anderson, PIAT attorney, was appointed special assistant prosecuting attorney by the Belmont County prosecutor for this matter.
Lee, 47, was indicted on charges involving misuse of township credit cards, overpayment of wages and miscellaneous reimbursements, failing to file income tax returns, and failure by Lee to remit income taxes she collected from township and water authority employees. Shreffler, 69, and the other person whose name is being held under a secret indictment, were indicted for collecting payments they were not entitled to receive and for income tax related charges.
According to the indictments:
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