William Richards was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay back the money. He said he had a gambling addiction resulting from PTSD.
GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — A former supervisor in the Glynn County Department of Public Works has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to repay money he illegally gained from using his county purchasing card, as well as cards belonging to other employees. William Richards, 51, from Brunswick, owes the Glynn County government $422,168 from his spending spree, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
Richards was sentenced to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He will serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.
The Glynn County Police Department and FBI initiated an investigation in to Richards in 2023 after another Public Works employee noticed suspicious charges on his county purchasing card.
Richards …