Former County Employee Pleads Guilty to Class C felony: Blair Scott

In a significant development aimed at upholding accountability and transparency within local government, the 32nd Judicial District Attorney's office announced that former Lewis County Government employee, Blair Scott, had plead guilty to theft over $10,000, but under $60,000, a class C Felony. Scott, who served as the Executive Assistant for the county from 2016 until 2019, was charged with misappropriating a total of $13,915 in taxpayer money in an employee health insurance scheme that directly benefited him and his family. The misconduct was brought to light following a state audit that unc...