RICHLAND - Authorities say Stewart County Deputy Magistrate judge Sarah Simmons has been accused of stealing about $1,400 last December from two Randolph County companies. <br>
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Simmons worked as a bookkeeper for Jones Logging Company and farms. <br>
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Investigators believe as much as $30,000 may have been taken. <br>
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Stewart County Sheriff Larry Jones says Simmons was charged with theft by conversion. <br>
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She has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the case.
