Elizabeth SmithBEAUFORT CO., SC (WTOC) -
A
former Beaufort County Clerk of Court who pleaded guilty to embezzling
money is asking the court to end her probation early.
In January
2006, Elizabeth Smith diverted $68,000 in federal child support money to pay
the judicial salary of a family member working for the Beaufort County Drug
Court.
As the
Beaufort Co. Clerk of Court, Smith was in control of the money which ended up
in a personal account in which she was a signatory.
She pleaded guilty April
2011 to conversion of public money and was sentenced to five years of
probation. Her
probation expires in Sept. 2015.
Solicitor
Duffie Stone has filed a motion to object to her request. No
hearing has been scheduled yet.
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