At Austin County Commissioners Court last week County Judge Tim Lapham informed the court that the county had been reimbursed somewhere around $213,000 of the approximately $275,000 embezzled by former Austin County Tax Assessor Marcus Pena.ย $100,000 came from an insurance policy that the county carries on all elected officials.ย Another $100,000 from a bond that is carried by the elected official and somewhere around $13,000 from other unspecified source(s).ย ย
Pena was sentenced to 10 Years in Jailย in March for the theft of funds during his tenure as Austin County Tax Assessor Collector.ย ย Pena plead guilty to first-degree felony theft by a public servant and misapplication of fiduciary finances.
The video of Judge Lapham informing the court is below: