Information charges former tax deputy with embezzlement

A special prosecutor has filed an information in Fayette County Circuit Court, charging former chief tax deputy Thomas Woodrum with one count of felony embezzlement.

[Dash]

One count? If I understood correctly he has taken money several times to add up to $53,000. Which means that EACH time he took money could be a felony charge. Seems they put on the kid gloves to deal with him.

[gosh]

why we need a special prosecuter????didnt we vote one in???if he cant handle the job then maybe we need a new one!!!!! this is bullll from start to finish!!!! carry 2 or 3 sacks of grass around an see what happens

[Mr White God]

first they rob us with Taxes, then steal the damn tax money, something has to change

[Dash]

You have to use a special prosecuter in these circumstances and I'm glad they did. However, only 1 charge? I hope he plans on coming back and adding some more to this. It carries only 1-10 years and my bet would be he would only do a couple of months at best

[chicky]

Whats the persons name everyone in Fayette county needs to know.

[otwg]

TOM WOODRUM: former Fayette County Tax Deputy, former Fayetteville Mayor and former Fayetteville Councilman

[look both ways]

53k lost in the office will be recovered from county residents who missed paying taxes a month earlier this year. Did the new due date for taxes generate 53k. Seems like the new tax officer will recoup some of the funds with his new tax date.

[Just tell the truth]

It now becomes apparent that in the time we citizens have been waiting for this $53,000 embezzlement case to go to court that the special prosecutor, Edgar Bibb, has been negotiating with Mr Woodrum's attorney. It's simply unbelievable that a prosecutor would yield to the extent of reducing what may have been over 100 counts down to only one count of embezzlement. Stealing $53,000 of our money is a despicable crime but it's not likely that Mr Woodrum will receive even a fraction of the sentence he deserves. As decent law-abiding people, we can pack the courtroom and let Mr Woodrum see by our numbers that although the prosecutor doesn't find his $53,000 theft of our money a serious manner, WE CITIZENS DO! So on Tuesday, November 10th at 11:00 am, YOU should be at the courtroom at the courthouse in Fayetteville. YES!... I'm talking to YOU!

[frankly]

he aint goin to jail folks!!!!!!!!!! he knows to much,,,,,,,if the average joe woulda stole taxpayer money LOOKOUT...BUT,,,,we cant lock poor lil tom up,,,,,he didnt mean no harm!!!!!!!!!!what about the cost of the audit??????plus 53000... do we get our money back?????we could auction his home,,,cars,etc. was there an accessory to this stealin??????

[throrougly]

hey tom,,,,remember the lil ole lady you lied on years ago to get her job....CARMA

[Meek]

what the latest on this?

[wuz up]

They had some sort of court earlier in the week. Should be publice record, if you search the news websites. Should tell what happened.

[lc dc]

Pled guilty to $55,054. By chance,has anybodys taxes went up between Jan.1,2005 to present???

[fred]

if i ever do anything bad,,,,this is the kind of justice i want(you hear me) everyone goin to court over there should ask for it......

[Meek]

Remember them come election times and don't vote for them.