Katie Barr, Freemont County Clerk and Recorder, arrested on suspicion of embezzlement

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Katie Barr

The Fremont County clerk was arrested Tuesday after a lengthy criminal investigation by federal and local authorities.

An arrest warrant was issued for Katie Barr. After being contacted by Cañon City police, she turned herself in to the sheriff’s office, according to a news release.

An investigation began in September, and the FBI worked with police to uncover “financial irregularities” at Barr’s office, police said. The case initially came to light when a reporter at KOAA submitted a Colorado Open Records Act request for clerk’s office records. The county attorney began filling the request and notified county commissioners about irregularities.

Barr was held Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement of public property, intimidation of a witness, fraud by check and harassment, according to police.



Source : Denver Post