Former Cache County Victim Services Director charged with fraud over alleged fake doctorate

LOGAN — Former Cache County Victim Services Director Terryl Warner has been charged with second-degree felony communications fraud after allegedly fabricating a doctorate from Liberty University to improperly obtain more than $14,000 in county salary, authorities said.

The charge was filed Tuesday in Logan’s 1st District Court by the Utah County Attorney’s Office, which is prosecuting the matter to avoid local conflicts of interest.

According to a probable cause statement filed by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, Warner worked for Cache County between 1996 and 2024. In May 2020, while serving as director of Victims Services, Warner was appointed interim director of the Children’s Justice Center, receiving a salary increase for managing both positions…

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