A former Bullitt County official, who was listed as a person of interest in an abuse of public trust and theft case, was arrested on Monday.
John Schmidt is a former Bullitt County Master Commissioner and county public administrator.
On Monday, he pleaded not guilty to abuse of public trust and theft charges. Police previously estimated it could be well over $100,000.
The courts appointed Schmidt as the Bullitt County Master Commissioner in 1992. In 2019, the state found he had misappropriated funds, including $81,000, and had directed payments to the wrong accounts. In 2021, a state commission that oversees judicial conduct found Schmidt was guilty of misconduct and had misappropriated that money.
Schmidt is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on June 23.
Source: WDRB
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