- A Georgia woman identified herself as Lt. gov. Geoff Duncan out to try and get information about her own divorce, police say.
- Beth Green is accused of sending emails to her divorce attorney from her former boss’ email address.
- The ex-employee turned himself in to the police on Monday.
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A former associate of Georgia’s lieutenant governor has been accused of posing as her boss to get information about her divorce, reports say.
Beth Green, who served for the office of Lt. gov. Geoff Duncan is accused of taking her state-issued computer after she quit her role and using it to impersonate Duncan, according to the warrant obtained by The Atlanta Journal. Constitution.
In July, Green, 49, allegedly sent seven emails from Duncan’s email address to try to get information about her divorce from her divorce attorney.
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Green’s husband filed for divorce in April, and a judge finalized the separation in September.
The warrant didn’t specify what the emails said, the newspaper reported, or why Green would pose as her boss to communicate with her attorney.
Beth Green was accused of impersonating a civil servant or employee.
The Paulding County Sheriff’s Department
Green turned himself in to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Monday and was charged with posing as an officer or employee, violating privacy through computers, and trespassing on computers, the outlet said.
All three charges are criminal offenses. Each carries a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Green was released on a $10,100 bond, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
“The lieutenant governor’s office has been notified of the arrest of a former employee,” Macy McFall, Duncan’s chief of staff, said in a statement, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“Staff will continue to work with law enforcement as investigations into these incidents progress.”
Geoff Duncan, a Republican, rose to prominence for criticizing former President Donald Trump for spreading false allegations of voter fraud.
In May, Duncan said he would not seek re-election and would focus on a new group called GOP 2.0 to focus on “healing and rebuilding a Republican party that is damaged but not destroyed.”
