Hailey Howard replac Jason Gayne, who rigned Febary 2022, and was later acced of fery and embezzlg om the Skowhegan Regnal Chamber of Commerce and another anizatn.
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- JASON GAYNE NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SKOWHEGAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- SKOWHEGAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NAM JASON GAYNE TERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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JASON GAYNE NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SKOWHEGAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Jason Gayne, 36, of Skowhegan was dicted Thursday by the Somerset County grand jury on five unts of theft and one unt of fery. * jason gayne skowhegan *
Jason Gayne plead not guilty Monday to several charg that acce him of takg nearly $200, 000 om the chamber and another anizatn he led, Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County. Jason Gayne is shown 2019 when he was the executive director of Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County.
SKOWHEGAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NAM JASON GAYNE TERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jason Gayne, 36, of Athens, entered his plea durg a brief arraignment before Mae District Court Judge Andrew Benson at the urthoe Skowhegan. Gayne was dicted by a grand jury Thursday and arrted Friday wh four unts of theft by unthorized takg or transfer, two unts of fery and one unt of theft by ceptn. Gayne’s lawyer, Joshua Tardy of Newport, said Gayne turned himself to police Friday.
Prosecutors said durg the hearg that Gayne stole nearly $200, 000 om the chamber and Hospice Volunteers.
He alleged that Gayne took out dulent loans, ed tens of thoands of dollars anizatn funds on a personal cred rd, bought a snowmobile and wrote himself checks.
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11 Gayne mted the theft of more than $40, 000 om the chamber. 31, 2021, Gayne mted theft of more than $10, 000 om Hospice Volunteers, the document said.
And further alleged that Gayne mted fery wh a check for more than $1, 000. Gayne rigned as director of the chamber Febary.
Tim Curtis, chairman of the board of directors for Hospice Volunteers, an email Monday cled to ment on the matter, only nfirmg that Gayne worked as executive director of the anizatn om June 2015 through Jan. Tardy untered that Gayne was not a flight risk and said he was “stunned” that Gayne had been issued an arrt warrant at all, stead of a summons. Tardy said the most Gayne uld possibly pay for bail was $2, 000.