AG’s office takes on Washington County jail fund investigation
MACHIAS, Maine — Termination. Resignation. Now, investigation.
The investigative division of the office of the Maine attorney general has agreed to undertake an independent probe of the use and alleged abuse of an inmate benefit fund at the Washington County Jail.
2 Washington County Jail officials suspended while authorities probe possible misuse of funds
MACHIAS, Maine — The supervisor of the Washington County Jail and the jail’s clerk have been suspended pending the results of an investigation into possible misuse of jail funds, according to Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith.