ATLANTA — A former payroll clerk for the Milledgeville Housing Authority has pleaded guilty in federal court in Macon to stealing more than $575,000 by overpaying herself.
Jennifer Kay Smith, 49, of Eatonton pleaded guilty Monday to one count of federal program theft. Smith faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a maximum fine of $250,000.
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