Date Published: July 6, 2006   

York County magistrate arrested

The Associated Press

A York County magistrate has been arrested and charged with taking money from a law firm where she formerly worked.

Deborah A. Koulpasis, 35, of Tega Cay, was arrested late Wednesday morning and was released about three hours later on a $25,000 bond.

Koulpasis, an attorney, is charged with breech of trust charge related to financial dealings with the Michael Gillen law firm, where she worked, said Lt. Jerry Waldrop of the Rock Hill Police Department.

Koulpasis resigned as magistrate Wednesday afternoon.

She was let go from the Gillen Law Firm in May 2005, a police report states. The law firm later found discrepancies in several deposits. Koulpasis is thought to have taken the money for her own use, the reports notes.

The exact amount is still under investigation, Waldrop said.

Koulpasis served as magistrate for two years.

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Information from: The Herald,