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State auditors upbraid Northumberland clerk

By Peter Vieth
Published: November 12, 2010
Tags: Circuit Court Clerk Audits, Northumberland County Circuit Court

State auditors have come down hard on Northumberland County Circuit Clerk Linda L. Booth, reporting that her office has problems with record-keeping and warning of a possible breakdown of controls and loss of public funds. Booth said she is working to correct errors and follow proper procedures, but the situation demonstrates there is little oversight [...]

Clerks may seek legislative fix to SSN demand

By Peter Vieth
Published: October 26, 2010
Tags: Circuit Court Clerk Audits, Fredericksburg Circuit Court, King George County Circuit Court

At least two Virginia circuit court clerks have dug in their heels to buck the requirement that they provide Social Security numbers before they are allowed to participate in the state’s debt set-off program. Other clerks are said to be sympathetic, and a lobbyist for the clerks says a legislative fix could be recommended. The [...]

No SSN, no court debt recovery, audit says

By Peter Vieth
Published: October 19, 2010
Tags: Circuit Court Clerk Audits, Fredericksburg Circuit Court

A circuit court clerk’s refusal to provide her Social Security number to state tax officials has put a crimp in a state program designed to recover money for unpaid court debts from state tax refunds. Since 2006, the standoff between Fredericksburg Circuit Court Clerk Sharron Mitchell and tax officials has effectively halted the possible recovery [...]