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The Washington County Board of Elections will have an emergency meeting at 2 p.m. today, according to deputy director Peggy Byers. The purpose will be to discuss personnel issues and review Election Day procedures. The meeting will be open to the public.
Late Wednesday evening, Washington County Board of Elections Director Tara Hupp, of 5250 State Route 26, Marietta, was charged with theft, a fourth-degree felony, for writing a series of checks made to cash from the Marietta Tigers Booster Club.
According to Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks, the sheriff’s office began their investigation Wednesday morning after the board overseeing the Marietta Tigers Booster Club reported the alleged theft.
Hupp was issued a summons and charged with theft Wednesday evening.
The sheriff’s office is investigating checks totaling up to $40,000. At this point, a theft of approximately $30,000 has been confirmed. The checks were made and cashed over a period of time spanning 2016.
A court date has yet to be set as of now. A call from a reporter to the board of elections Thursday morning confirmed that Hupp was not at work.
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