So Disappointed...Always looked up to Him......
Nov 10, 2015 22:40:28 GMT -5
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Post by accussedsnitchgp11 on Nov 10, 2015 22:40:28 GMT -5
ARCHER COUNTY
UPDATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
A long-time Archer County Justice of the Peace pleads guilty to embezzling thousands of dollars from fines and fees since 2008.
63-year-old Joe Boyle of Holliday turned in his resignation Monday, ending almost 13 years in office.
Boyle appeared before U.S. Magistrate Robert Roach this afternoon to enter the plea.
He will not be sentenced until March and will be out on bond until then.
Boyle apparently used a back or side door of the federal building downtown and avoided news cameras.
According to the affidavit he signed, Boyle admitted stealing portions of fines and fees collected from January 2013 to may this year totaling more than $5,000.
But he also admitted that he had been stealing funds since 2008 or 2009, and the total would be over $40,000.
In some instances, authorities say Boyle would tell a traffic offender the fine was one amount, and tell them to pay in cash.
He would then record the fine as a lower amount and get a money order in that amount made out to the county, to cover the cash payments.
FBI agents, for example, talked to one offender who had a hand written receipt for $300 but county records show it as a $185 fine.
Boyle faces a maximum sentence of ten years, and could also be fined up to $250,000, in addition to paying restitution to the county.
Boyle had a second job as a corrections officer at Allred Prison, until August when he retired. His attorney said he now has a job at an office supply business in Wichita Falls. Disciplanary Captain, not just a Correctional Officer.
Archer County Judge Randall Jackson says commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday to look at options for filling the J.P. position, which could include appointing an interim J.P. to fill the term until the election in 2018.
In the meantime, he said the JP's in Archer City and Scotland may be handling the Precinct 2 cases.
So sad..to hear
UPDATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
A long-time Archer County Justice of the Peace pleads guilty to embezzling thousands of dollars from fines and fees since 2008.
63-year-old Joe Boyle of Holliday turned in his resignation Monday, ending almost 13 years in office.
Boyle appeared before U.S. Magistrate Robert Roach this afternoon to enter the plea.
He will not be sentenced until March and will be out on bond until then.
Boyle apparently used a back or side door of the federal building downtown and avoided news cameras.
According to the affidavit he signed, Boyle admitted stealing portions of fines and fees collected from January 2013 to may this year totaling more than $5,000.
But he also admitted that he had been stealing funds since 2008 or 2009, and the total would be over $40,000.
In some instances, authorities say Boyle would tell a traffic offender the fine was one amount, and tell them to pay in cash.
He would then record the fine as a lower amount and get a money order in that amount made out to the county, to cover the cash payments.
FBI agents, for example, talked to one offender who had a hand written receipt for $300 but county records show it as a $185 fine.
Boyle faces a maximum sentence of ten years, and could also be fined up to $250,000, in addition to paying restitution to the county.
Boyle had a second job as a corrections officer at Allred Prison, until August when he retired. His attorney said he now has a job at an office supply business in Wichita Falls. Disciplanary Captain, not just a Correctional Officer.
Archer County Judge Randall Jackson says commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday to look at options for filling the J.P. position, which could include appointing an interim J.P. to fill the term until the election in 2018.
In the meantime, he said the JP's in Archer City and Scotland may be handling the Precinct 2 cases.
So sad..to hear