Wiscasset Town Manager Arthur Faucher announced today that he has terminated the employment of Town Clerk Sandy Johnson. Johnson was arrested Oct. 9 on a charge of theft by deception, a class B felony.
Johnson was placed on administrative leave Oct. 6. On Oct.9 she was booked on the charge at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. She was released on $20,000 bail the same day and is scheduled to appear in Wiscasset District Court on Dec. 9 at 8:30 a.m.
Auditors are continuing the investigation into the charge and plan to go back as far as they are able in the records. They have been focusing primarily on motor vehicle excise taxes but intend to include all other records, according to Faucher.
Johnson had been employed as town clerk for 13 and one-half years, Faucher said. He said it was a very sad time for all concerned.
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