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Fire Chief Guilty Of Theft

James Burks
Upshur County Jail

Former East Mountain Fire Chief James Burks is guilty of misusing Fire Department funds. Burks pleaded guilty to misapplication of fiduciary property and faces between two and ten years in prison at sentencing. Upshur County sheriff’s investigators say about $45,000 was taken by Burks inappropriately for his personal use.