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What's next at clerk's office?
Interim clerk may be appointed in wake of arrests
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The Bulloch County Clerk of Courts office will continue to operate while county officials seek a solution to the gap left after three current employees were indicted Monday on theft by conversion and other charges.Bulloch County Clerk of Courts Teresa Tucker and former clerk Sherri Akins, who worked part-time in the office after her retirement from the elected position, were charged Monday with felony theft by conversion and violation of oath of office after a nearly three-year probe by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.Three others — a current deputy clerk and two former deputy clerks — also were charged.Deputy clerk Letha Deloach was charged with felony theft by conversion and violation of oath of office. Former deputy clerk Amanda Smith was charged with violation of oath of office and public record fraud. Tucker confirmed Wednesday that Smith resigned from her position June 13.
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