DA willing to look into criminal charges in Smith-Scott case

By Walter GeigerTowaliga circuit district attorney Jonathan Adams is following Herald-Gazette reports on the alleged theft of public funds from the summer feeding program by April Smith-Scott and is willing to get involved if necessary to make sure justice is served.’We have a death penalty case this week in Monroe County and, once that is done, I will dig further into it,’ Adams said.Smith-Scott, through her firm A.D. Smith Community Services, Inc., has received nearly $1 million in USDA funds since 2007.Audits confirmed nearly $143,000 is missing.For more on this story, see the 6.6.17 print edition of The Herald Gazette.