Instead of being used for local initiatives, Lary took $108,000 in covid relief funds and used the money to pay the mortgage on his lakefront property.
Court records show the city's first mayor has until 12 p.m. on Dec. 15 to report to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. He pled guilty to fraud charges.
Former Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary and his former bookkeeper have pleaded guilty to charges related to stealing COVID relief funds awarded to Stonecrest.
Jason Lary, the now former mayor of Stonecrest, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, federal program theft and conspiracy to commit federal program theft.