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.
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The jury recommended Bamford serve a sentence of one year imprisonment and to be required to pay restitution to the City of Oak Grove. Following the return of the verdict, Bamford was remanded by the judge into the custody of the Christian County Sheriff’s Office.
“Public servants all share the same responsibility to be stewards of the public trust. The defendant abused that trust and will now face the consequences of her actions,” said Attorney General Coleman.
The Kentucky State Police investigated the case. Assistant Attorneys General Barbara Maines Whaley and Jennifer Hall prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth. Bamford will be sentenced Nov. 18 at 1 p.m.
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