3 accused of stealing money from south Georgia housing authority

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested three people accused of stealing money from a housing authority.

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The GBI identified the suspects as Leslie Renae Clinton, 54, of Hazlehurst; Michael Lynn Jinks, 51, of Glennville; and Stephanie Lashae Thomas, 54, of Glennville.

Investigators said the Glennville Police Department asked the GBI to investigate allegations of misappropriated funds at the Glennville Housing Authority on Feb. 3.

As a result of the investigation, Clinton and Thomas were charged with theft by conversion, while Jinks was charged with theft by deception.

All three were arrested Monday and booked into the Tattnall County Jail.

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General assisted with the investigation.

The case remains active and ongoing. Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be turned over to the Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Anyone with information can contact the GBI Statesboro Field Office at 912-871-1121. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS.

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