OAK GROVE, KY – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today prosecution by the Office will send a former city payroll clerk to prison.
Late Monday evening, a Christian County jury delivered guilty verdicts against Hailey Bamford, 40, of Fort Campbell. Bamford was found guilty on one count of Abuse of Public Trust (Class D Felony) and three counts of Tampering with Public Records (Class D Felony).
Bamford was hired as the payroll clerk for the city of Oak Grove in January 2022. According to charges filed in Christian Circuit Court, Bamford altered her hours to reflect both regular and overtime hours she did not work from May 2022 through October 2023. Bamford’s overpayments varied from $100 to $1000…