Former Kent County Government Employee Charged With Embezzling Funds

July 24th is the next court date for a former Kent County Government employee accused of conducting a theft scheme. The Evening Enterprise reports 55 year old Barbara Murphy Rhodes of Sudlersville was an employee in the county’s human resources office and between January and August of 2023, allegedly stole about $2,500 from Kent County Government.
A criminal summons was issued on April 16 and Rhodes was served on May 7, according to the state judiciary website.
Her court date is July 24 in the District Court for Kent County. No specific details on how Rhodes engineered the alleged thefts.