Sumner couple left behind trail of mismanagement, report says
A husband and wife are accused of stealing up to $15,000 from the Sumner Fire Department, according to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office.
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A husband and wife are accused of stealing up to $15,000 from the Sumner Fire Department, according to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office.
Former Sumner town officials Robert and Kelly Stewart were arrested Friday, according to select board Chair Mary Ann Haxton. The couple, a fire chief and selectman respectively, face a count each of theft by unauthorized taking. Both met $500 cash bail requirements the same day.
Former Sumner Fire Chief Robert Stewart, 68, and former Selectman Kelly Stewart, 57, were charged with one felony count each of theft by unauthorized taking.
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