Former city secretary ordered to write letter of apology; city manager says he is satisfied with sentencing
 

By Angela Guillory
aguillory@casscountynow.com

The former adminis­trative assistant for the city of Atlanta has received five years probation for theft of prop­erty by a public servant.
Judy Nuckels, 61, of Atlanta was sentenced on May 28 by Judge Ralph Burgess who deferred adjudication of guilt for a term of 5 years probation in the case. Nuckels is to pay a $1,500 fine and restitution of $2,875. She is to perform 250 hours of community service and write a letter of apology to the victim.
Nuckels had been em­ployed by the city since 1998 and was the payroll clerk at city hall.
In January 2013, City Manager David Cock­rell told the Citizens Journal that staff de­tected an unusual activ­ity within the city pay­roll system around the first of October 2012, which led to the discov­ery of at least $2,300 in mishandled funds.

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