Craig Daily Press / Bookkeeper to enter plea next week

February 6, 2007

A plea hearing for a former Moffat County High School bookkeeper has been continued in 14th Judicial District Court.

Susie Lord, of Craig, is charged with three felonies -- theft in a series between $500 and $15,000, embezzlement of public property and forgery of a government-issued document. She was scheduled to enter a plea Monday before Judge Michael O'Hara.

However, the plea hearing was continued until next week. It has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 12.

The charges against Lord stem from the alleged embezzlement of money from the high school activities account, a sum prosecutors believe to be about $57,000. Prosecutors said the alleged embezzlement took place throughout a four-year period, from August 2002 to August 2006.

In other court news:

Judge O'Hara also scheduled a trial Monday against a Craig man accused of narcotic-related offenses.

Leo Robert Fournier, 46, is charged with distribution of a schedule 2 controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance within the area of a school or special housing, a court clerk said.

Fournier appeared for an arraignment Monday, and the judge found sufficient evidence for trial. Fournier's trial date is set for 8:15 a.m. July 31.

He will appear for a motions hearing June 13.

The Greater Routt and Moffat Narcotic Enforcement Team arrested Fournier in December 2006. Fournier and eight other suspects were taken into custody on drug distribution offenses.

Joshua Roberts can be reached at 824-7031, ext. 210, or jroberts@craigdailypress.com.