The former director of the Thomaston-Upson School System nutrition program was released on bond Tuesday.
Brenda Deann Scruggs, 36, was arrested Monday and charged with 62 counts of financial transaction card fraud and theft by deception. Scruggs is accused of writing checks on the petty cash account she controlled and using a school system credit card for personal purchases.
A $16 discrepancy on a travel form caught the attention of finance manager Kathy Matthews, she began an internal audit of the nutrition program and discovered more than $31,000 in missing or misappropriated funds.
Scruggs resigned Monday in lieu of termination. The felony charges involve federal funds and there is still a question as to which court she will be tried in, state or federal. The bonds totaled over $43,000.
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