On Thursday, the former Director of District-wide Operations for the Lewis County School District was arrested, accused of stealing at least $100,000 from the school system over a period of years.
Gregory Thomas Conway, of Vanceburg, was arrested by Kentucky State Police and charged with abuse of public trust.
In a statement by Lewis County Schools Superintendent Brian Creasman, the investigation into Conway’s malfeasance began in June 2018 and has shown that the financial “irregularities were so complex that even our external auditors were unable to detect them each year.”
“What we have discovered up to this point in the investigation is an individual who, over the course of several years, orchestrated the manipulation of people, the altering of district financial systems and safeguards, and abused positional authority all for personal gain,” Creasman said. “As I mentioned previously, the fraud is not an organizational issue, but instead an act of one individual who betrayed the public trust and the trust of the people in the district.”
The investigation, which Creasman referred to as “complex” three times in his statement, is being led by Kentucky State Police, the Lewis County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, the district’s financial consultant, and school board attorney.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
