COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz. — Former Director of Navajo County and Coconino County Public Health Jeffery Lee sentenced to nine months in jail, said Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
Lee, the former Emergency Preparedness Manager and Director of Public Health, will spend nine months in jail and 11 years of probation for misuse of his county-issued purchasing cards.
Lee is also required to repay $82,549.85 to the Coconino County Public Health District.
Between July 2013 and Apr 2017, while employed at Coconino County, Lee falsified $82,549.85 in purchase card entries attributing personal purchases to six separate funds and grants.
Lee also used his Navajo County purchasing card to make $1,761.72 in personal purchases between March 2018 and Sept 2019. Those funds have been repaid to Navajo County.
Assistant Attorney General Mary Harriss prosecuted the case on behalf of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
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