State investigated Coventry town clerk over missing DMV money

Cynthia Diaz, the Coventry town clerk and treasurer, in her office at the Coventry Community Center. Photo by John LazenbyDocuments obtained by VTDigger show that nearly a decade ago state investigators looked into allegations that the former Coventry Town Clerk embezzled money from the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
In December 2008, two state agencies opened separate criminal investigations into Cynthia Diaz, Coventry’s then town clerk, treasurer and delinquent tax collector.̷