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Boone County clerk indicted on 26 felony counts; Could face more than 100 years in prison

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Boone County clerk Julie Bliss | Edgar County Watchdogs

Boone County clerk Julie Bliss | Edgar County Watchdogs

Boone County Clerk and Recorder, Julie Bliss, now faces a 26-Count felony indictment handed down from a Boone County Grand Jury yesterday, October 12, 2023.

WREX published an article detailing the Bill of Indictment (read the indictment here).

Generally, there were 13 Counts of Official Misconduct, Class 3 Felonies if convicted, which are each related to the 13 other Counts with a mixture of Class 1, 2, and 3 felony designations, including, but not limited to:

  • theft of government property of between $10,000 and $100,000

  • theft of government property by deception of between $10,000 and $100,000 (using county credit card to pay for personal expenses)

  • theft of government property of between $500 and $10,000 (using county credit card to buy tires for her personal vehicle)

  • theft of government property by deception of between $500 and $10,000 (using county credit card to buy tires for her personal vehicle)

  • more Counts of theft and theft by deception for keeping government cash, more tires, groceries at Walmart, paying a personal bill with a county clerk electronic check, and wire fraud 5x
***reminder: all individuals are presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law***

This story was originally published by Edgar County Watchdogs. Read the original HERE. 

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