Bismarck School Board Member Charged

(Bismarck, MO.) A member of the Bismarck School District Board of Education, 38 year old JoLee Dickey of Bismarck, is charged with one count of felony theft and two counts of felony forgery after an investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Bismarck Police, and a forensic accountant. Charges were filed June 28th. Dickey is set to appear for an arraignment August 1st. Reports show the police found nearly $3,000 worth of reimbursement checks Dickey had written to herself yet there were no receipts to prove the expenses. During an interview with police Dickey admitted to reimbursing herself for expenses she had not paid. The investigation began in an effort to look into the misappropriation of funds from the Bismarck R5 Schools Parent Teacher Organization.