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A former school district treasurer in Perry County is indicted on felony fraud charges

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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former treasurer for Northern Local Schools in Thornville has been indicted in Perry County for allegedly using a district credit card for personal purchases.

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Elizabeth McCarthy faces two counts of theft in office and one count of telecommunications fraud, all felonies, under the indictment filed in Perry County Common Pleas Court Wednesday afternoon.

She is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 5.

The Ohio auditor’s Special Investigations Unit opened an investigation in October 2024 after the new treasurer for Northern Local Schools identified potentially improper purchases by McCarthy.

Investigators identified personal purchases made by McCarthy using the district credit card in stores and online for clothing, event tickets, household goods, and other items that were not for district use.

Perry County Prosecutor Terry Rugg appointed an attorney with the Special Investigations Unit to serve as special prosecutor in the case.