Monday, December 21, 2009

County Official Charged With Theft, Exploitation

The Union County Director of Public Works, Recycling and Litter Control turned herself into authorities Friday afternoon. According to WBCU Radio in Union, Lisa Ward is charged with Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult and Theft of a Controlled Substance.

According to warrants obtained by the station, Ward allegedly took an elderly woman to a local doctor, received a prescription for hydrocodone, drove to a local pharmacy and filled the prescription. She then kept the hydrocodone.

The identity and connection of the elderly woman to Ward has not been released.

Full Article and Source:
Union County Official Charged with Theft, Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult

3 comments:

  1. When city/county/state officials commit crimes, they should be sentenced to the fullest punnishment the law allows.

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  2. She's likely done this before and it will come out.

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  3. Drugs -- they are at the root of so many problems.

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