Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Area woman charged with theft

A woman who allegedly used an education voucher to pay off her mortgage has been charged with theft in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Kerry D. Smith, 42, allegedly was given an Americorps Voucher and Payment to be used to pay an education loan "when in truth and fact, and as the defendant well knew at the time," the award was to be used to repay a mortgage loan," a violation of federal law.
The crime allegedly took place on July 12 to July 13, 2004, according to court documents.

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