Ex-staffer accused of impersonating Georgia's lieutenant governor to get information about her divorce, say reports

• A Georgia woman impersonated Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan to try and get information about her own divorce, say police.
• Beth Green is accused of sending emails from her former boss's email address to her divorce lawyer.

A former staffer of Georgia's lieutenant governor has been accused of impersonating her boss to get information about her divorce, say reports.

Beth Green, who worked for Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan's office from January 2019 until July, is accused of taking her state-issued computer after leaving her role and using it to impersonate Duncan, according to the arrest warrant seen by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In July, Green, 49, sent seven emails from Duncan's email address to try and get information about her divorce from her divorce attorney, it is alleged.

According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Green's husband filed for divorce in April, and a judge finalized the separation in September.

The warrant did not specify what the emails said, the paper reported, or why Green would impersonate her boss to communicate with her lawyer.

Green turned herself into the Paulding County Sheriff's Office on Monday and was charged with impersonating a public officer or employee, computer invasion of privacy, and computer trespass, the outlet said.

All three charges are felonies. Each carries a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison.

Green was released on a $10,100 bond, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

"The office of the lieutenant governor has been notified of the arrest of a former employee," Macy McFall, Duncan's chief of staff, said in a statement, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"Staff members will continue to cooperate with law enforcement authorities as the investigation of these incidents moves forward."

Geoff Duncan, a Republican, gained prominence for criticizing Former President Donald Trump for spreading false allegations about election fraud.

In May, Duncan said he would not seek re-election and would concentrate on a new group called GOP 2.0 to focus on "healing and rebuilding a Republican Party that is damaged but not destroyed."