A federal grand jury in Savannah has indicted the former chief clerk of the Chatham County Probate Court for embezzling more than $700,000 in court funds, the U.S. attorney of the Southern District of Georgia announced Monday.
Kim Birge, 61, was indicted on charges of mail fraud and federal program fraud, said U.S. Attorney Edward Tarver. The indictment accuses Birge—who was responsible for depositing fees and conservatorship funds into court bank accounts—of writing checks payable to cash since January 2011 and diverting the funds for her own use, prosecutors said.
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