VIDALIA, La. – Two ex-clerks who stole $140,701 from the Town of Ferriday’s coffers could be sentenced as early as Feb. 7, an assistant district attorney said earlier this week.

Assistant District Attorney Ronnie McMillin said Probation Officer Richard Madison had requested additional information on the case to finish a pre-sentencing investigation.

That probe was originally scheduled to be finished by Dec. 13. &uot;I’ve already handed that (information) in,&uot;&160;McMillin said, referring to the information requested by Madison.

If the pre-sentencing probe is completed by Feb. 7 – the next day Seventh Judicial District Judge Leo Boothe will preside over court in Concordia Parish – Boothe could sentence Ida Tolliver and Kathy Green then, he added. Tolliver and Green pleaded guilty to malfeasance and felony theft in September.

The two women could receive sentences of up to 10 years in prison and a $3,000 fine for theft and five years and $5,000 for malfeasance.

The Town of Ferriday had $50,000 bonds on each of the clerks, &uot;but we still haven’t received anything from that yet,&uot;&160;Mayor Glen McGlothin said Monday. The pre-sentencing investigation could determine whether Tolliver and Green are able to pay the $40,701 that is owed the town and not covered by bonds.

and how that restitution would be paid. That is despite the fact that McGlothin has said he does not expect the town to recoup that difference.

A legislative auditor’s investigation conducted in the spring revealed that Green and Tolliver admitted taking $90,947 the town received from July 1998 through February 2000 for utility services and $23,980 it received for 1998 property taxes for their use.

A March auditor’s report also said Green and Tolliver credited their utility accounts and the account of Green’s sister, Lucille Wells, $2,895 even though the town did not receive the payments. A May investigation showed an extra $22,879 was missing from property taxes paid in fiscal 1999-2000.

Both Tolliver and Green pleaded guilty to malfeasance and felony theft. Green pleaded guilty Sept. 11 and agreed to testify against Tolliver in a trial that was set for Oct. 23; Tolliver pleaded guilty Sept. 13.

Following their confessions in February, Tolliver and Green were both fired. Still, both originally pleaded not guilty March 29 to charges of malfeasance and theft.