Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the arrest of two Cotton Plant city employees. According to reports, 47-year-old Katrina Criswell and 29-year-old Lakeyia Alexander falsified their time sheets in 2023 while employed at the Cotton Plant Mayor’s office.In February 2023, while the mayor was out on medical leave, the pair falsified time sheets to show them working more than their allotted 20 hours per week, investigators said. Officials say that due to the added hours, more than $5,000 in unauthorized wages were paid.
“Those who work in local government hold a special public trust, as they are closest to the people,” Griffin said in a statement. “Both of the accused falsified their time sheets to claim more hours than they were authorized to work, thus increasing their salary without the knowledge and approval of the Mayor of Cotton Plant or the City Council.” The Attorney General added that stealing from a city that employs you is an affront to the hardworking taxpayers.
Criswell and Alexander are facing charges of theft of property, a class D felony, and are currently held in the jail.
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