Athens County JFS Executive Director Arrested for Theft in Office

ATHENS, Ohio- The Athens County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday that the Executive Director of Athens County Job and Family Services, Jean
Demosky, was charged and arrested on one count of Theft in Office.

The investigation was conducted by the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office with the cooperation of Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith’s Office, Auditor Jill Davidson’s Office, information provided by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Service audit and information provided by 2025 Athens County audit team.

The case remains under investigation and additional charges are possible.

Demosky is accused of creating a shill nonprofit using county resources, staff, buildings, equipment and funding to provide goods to ineligible recipients including her own family member. The goods and services were not paid in full by the nonprofit. Demosky served as the president of the nonprofit and executive director of Athens County Job and Family Services at the same time. The outstanding bill from ODJFS for the nonprofit’s unpaid debt is in excess of $50,000.00 and the expense of county staffing doing work for the nonprofit is in excess of $1,000,000.00.

Athens County Prosecutor, Keller Blackburn stated, “he is grateful for the courage of the hardworking employees of Athens County Job and Family Services for coming forward and allowing the investigation to reach today’s arrest. These allegations have put the taxpayers of Athens County on the hook for over a $1,000,000.00 for the fraud led at the direction of Demosky.”

Demosky was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in front of Judge George P. McCarthy.