DEXTER, MO (KFVS) - A Dexter woman is facing over 80 felony charges for forgery and stealing.

Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver says Kathy Ellsworth, 48, wrote a total of 41 checks that amount to $320,000 to $340,000, with some more checks still being investigated.

He says each check ranged from $1,000 to $9,300 and she wrote them between Dec. 10, 2009 and Nov. 14, 2011.

According to Oliver, on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, Bobby Lowrey came to the Sheriff's Department to report that from Feb. 11, 2011 until Nov. 14, 2011 his bookkeeper, Ellsworth, had forged 19 different checks totaling $166,034.66 that were payable to her husband and deposited the money into her bank account.

EAST PRAIRIE, MO (KFVS) - This is Sgt. Jon James who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from August 2002 to October 2009.

His service included:

• Japan from 2002 to 2003
• Washington, D.C. from 2004 to 2007
• LeJune, N.C. from 2007 to 2009
• Iraq from 2007 to 2008

While in Japan, James toured in Korea and was on ship with the 31st MEU to Guam. He also went on deployment to Australia.

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