How were the discrepancies found?

Posted on June 1, 2018

County records indicate Taylor County Clerk of Court Annie Mae Murphy first made other county officials aware of potential issues with misdemeanor court probation records in April 2015 – six months before County Probation Officer Calvin Cone officially retired and one year before he filed to run against Murphy in the 2016 election.

Murphy later began an independent audit of probation records in November 2015. She informed county commissioners, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, state attorney, public defender and local judges of her initial findings in 2016.

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