Town of Lexington's former IT director charged by SLED with Breach of Trust over $10,000
- Staff Writer
- Mar 19, 2024
- 1 min read
Lexington, SC 01/19.2024 - The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has arrested Bea Daniels, formerly the IT Manager
for the Town of Lexington, for Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent over $10,000.
In early December 2023, the Town of Lexington Finance Department uncovered discrepancies with invoices submitted from the purchasing card assigned to Bea Daniels. An internal audit of this purchasing card uncovered numerous unauthorized expenditures with misleading documentation and fraudulent invoices associated with these purchases. The alleged unauthorized purchases were over $57,000 and occurred from July 2021 to December 2023.
On December 8, 2023, the Town of Lexington asked the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to investigate for possible criminal charges.
On December 12, 2023, Bea Daniels was placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation was completed. She was terminated from employment with the Town of Lexington on December 15, 2023.
The Town of Lexington employed Bea Daniels as IT Manager from September 2014 to December 2023.
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