THEFT REPORTED $31,000 FROM THOMASTON-UPSON SCHOOL SYSTEM

THE  BOOK-KEEPER  FOR  THE  NUTRITION  PROGRAM OF  THE  THOMASTON-UPSON  COUNTY  SCHOOLS  HAS  BEEN  ARRESTED  AFTER  OVER  $31,000  WAS MISSED.MAJOR  DAN  KILGORE  OF  THE  UPSON   SHERIFF’S  DEPARTMENT  SAID  36  YEAR  OLD  DE ANN SCRUGGS HAS BEEN  CHARGED  WITH  THEFT  BY  DECEPTION AND  MULTIPLE  COUNTS OF  CREDIT  CARD  TRANSACTION  FRAUD. MAJOR  KILGORE  SAID  SHE  WAS ALLEGEDLY   USING  SCHOOL  SYSTEM  PETTY  CASH  AND  USING  A  SYSTEM  CREDIT  CARD  FOR  PERSONAL PURCHASES.  SHE REPORTEDLY  RESIGNED  HER  POSITION, MONDAY MORNING.