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GILMER COUNTY, Ga. — GBI agents charged Former Gilmer County EMS Director Leslie Hightower with stealing more than $55,000 in funds meant for the county’s ambulance service. Hightower surrendered to sheriff’s deputies Thursday afternoon.
Channel 2 Action News has learned county officials were alerted to financial discrepancies in the EMS department back in May, just days after they laid off Hightower due to budget cuts.
“Through the system of the annual audit, we found inconsistencies that led to our questions that brought in the district attorney’s office and the GBI,” said Gilmer County Commission Chairman Mark Chastain. “We run a pretty tight financial ship and watch our nickels and dimes and pennies. The fact there was a way (for her) to accomplish this is pretty disappointing.”
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