BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Amy Kovach, 44, is facing three new charges related to the Berkeley County School District’s 2012 ‘Yes 4 Schools’ campaign.
According to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, the district’s communications direction has been charged with misconduct in office, perjury as well as forgery.
Kovach “continuously used public resources and time to influence the outcome of a bond referendum and covered up her actions with dishonesty,” read the indictment.
She also reportedly altered a price estimate from a video company to comply with the district’s procurement code.
Kovach was first indicted in February 2014 on ethics charges. She’s accused of allegedly abusing funds to influence the outcome of an election.
Seven months later, a grand jury indicted her for forgery.
According to the indictment, Kovach created a false, backdated invoice, purporting to be from the Berkeley Co. School District to the “Yes 4 Schools” campaign, in an attempt to establish that she had intended to have public funds repaid to the county which had been spent on materials in support of a bond referendum election campaign.
In April 2015 former superintendent Rodney Thompson was also indicted on ethics charges.
If found guilty, he could face up to one year in prison and/or a $500 fine.
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