Grand County Commissioner Pleads No Contest To Embezzlement

By Matt Kroschel
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A long time and well respected Grand County commissioner was forced to resign from his position and under a plea deal with prosecutors, he will serve community service and make restitution for felony embezzlement.
Former Grand County Commissioner James Newberry pleaded no contest to a charge of embezzlement of public property. He resigned his position on Wednesday.
During the hearing Newberry admitted to several instances of double billing