BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Former Boone County Clerk and Recorder Julie Bliss will spend time behind bars for stealing from the county.
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, Bliss pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property and two counts of official misconduct.
Bliss is sentenced to four years of probation and 180 days, or about six months, in the Boone County Jail.
Former Boone Co. Clerk Julie Bliss sentenced for theft of government property
The plea and sentence were negotiated by the Public Integrity Unit of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.
In 2023, Bliss was accused of using a county credit card for personal purchases at Walmart, Farm and Fleet and Amazon; as well as using county funds to pay off personal debt and stole cash.
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