By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
A former Ellis County District Court administrator who was charged with identity fraud after allegedly using electronic signatures to sign performance evaluations has entered into a diversion agreement.
Amanda Truan was charged in June with nine felony counts of identity fraud that were discovered during an Office of Judicial Administration audit in October 2021.
The diversion agreement was registered on Dec. 5.
Truan is no longer an employee of the judicial district.
An affidavit in the case said employees were not aware nor did they authorize the submission of the evaluations or the use of their electronic signatures on the evaluations.
Kayla Acosta, who became the Ellis County District Court Clerk in May 2021, told investigators she did not recall having an evaluation since 2018.
The employee evaluations are used as performance indicators for each employee by the Office of Judicial Administration. The employee's evaluation has a direct effect on the employee's job and whether the employee will receive any type of wage enhancements or promotions.
Each count of identity fraud could have been punishable by up to 23 months in prison and/or up to a $100,000 fine.
Truan had been on bond waiting for the resolution of the case.