Former Kentucky county official indicted on 67 counts of forgery from payroll account
The former office manager of the Boyd County Child Support Office has been indicted after allegedly stealing more than $30,000 over several years, state police said.
A contractor working with the office reported in September that Mary Pickett, 55, was allegedly taking money, Kentucky State Police said.
She was subsequently terminated and escorted out of the office, police said. No money was taken from any child support account or case.
Pickett allegedly took the money from the payroll account over the course of seven years, according to the indictment.
Pickett, of Flatwoods, allegedly forged the name of Brian Bayes, a Kentucky contracting official, on 67 checks. The checks ranged in value from $150 to more than $1,150 and totaled more than $33,000, according to the indictment.
She was indicted Tuesday, Nov. 26, on one count of theft and 67 counts of forgery.
Pickett is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday. According to court records, a warrant has been issued for Pickett’s arrest.
This story was originally published December 2, 2019 at 1:43 PM.