By GEORGE KUNKE, geoakunke@gmail.com
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:50 pm

SOUTH BEND - Kathryn M. Burr was "expected to plead guilty to one count of Theft 1st Degree with aggravating circumstances for being a major economic offense; abusing her position of trust; and, for the foreseeable destructive impact her crimes had on individuals other than the victim," Pacific County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Joseph Faurholt told the Herald. The action took place in Pacific County Superior Court last Tuesday (Oct. 12).

Faurholt added, "Sentencing will follow in a month or so to allow victims to be present and be heard if they so choose."

Burr, 50, of Raymond, is the former executive director of the Crisis Support Network (CSN), who was charged with one count of Theft in the First Degree with Aggravating Factor; 12 counts of Obtaining Signature by Deception with Aggravating factor and 12 counts of Forgery with Aggravating Factors. The alleged thefts by Burr amounted to $47,000.

Burr's charges date back to March 25, 2019, when Lewis County Special Deputy Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer was assigned the case when then Pacific County Prosecutor Mark McClain recused himself from the case because of a conflict of interest due to his personal connection to CSN at the time of the crimes.

Faurholt, who is the lead attorney for the prosecution, was one of four candidates for the Pacific County Prosecutor position now that Ben Haslam has resigned; his last day was Friday, according to a source in the prosecutor's office. The other three candidates that were scheduled for interviews by the Pacific County commissioners were Tracey Munger, Michael Rothman and Eric Weston. Commissioners Frank Wolfe, Lisa Olsen and Mike Runyon voted unanimously to select Rothman as the new prosecutor. Rothman will start at the end of the month.