ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – Ginger Gibson, the former finance director, has pleaded no contest in court to her role in embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from taxpayers.
Gibson will serve 44-65 months in prison and has been ordered to pay restitution by Judge Craig Croom.
Gibson, along with former town employees Reed Linn and Andrew Morgan, were all charged in 2020 after an 18-month investigation into discrepancies in the salaries approved by the Board of Aldermen and the actual salaries paid, as well as discrepancies in town utilities accounts. The investigation spanned the years 2010-19.
In November, former town manager and fire chief Reed Linn pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to pay restitution of $1.423 million and serve a minimum of 44 months in prison. Linn will forfeit the pension he was scheduled to collect from the town.
Gibson was in court on Wednesday…
