A federal investigation is underway of more than 67-thousand dollars in payments made to some Clinch County employees--ordered by a Georgia Superior Court judge.
Records indicate that since 2001, judge Brooks Blitch the Third arranged for monthly payments to three county employees. An order signed by Blitch indicated the money came from an extra ten dollars in court fees from criminal cases heard in Superior and State court. A report says the payments were kept off the books and not reported for tax purposes.
Clinch County commissioners alerted state authorities to the payments after a court clerk revealed information on the matter in January.
Records indicate that since 2001, judge Brooks Blitch the Third arranged for monthly payments to three county employees. An order signed by Blitch indicated the money came from an extra ten dollars in court fees from criminal cases heard in Superior and State court. A report says the payments were kept off the books and not reported for tax purposes.
Clinch County commissioners alerted state authorities to the payments after a court clerk revealed information on the matter in January.
