February 9, 2025

MEDICINE LODGE — The former director of public works for Barber County has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for stealing money and equipment from the county. Steven Collier, 49, Nashville, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from a program that receives federal funds. Collier has agreed to pay more than $116,000 in restitution. Collier admitted that in April 2010 he submitted a forged invoice to the Barber County public works department that he paid $28,000 for steel beams for the county, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. He used the money to buy a bulldozer for his personal benefit, Grissom said. Subsequently, he later sold the bulldozer and deposited the funds into the account of his trucking and excavating company, he said. He also admitted that in June 2010, he sold a county tractor for $20,000 and deposited the funds into his company’s account.
Thursday, June 14, 1 p.m.

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