PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Melissa Fireside, the former Clackamas County commissioner accused of theft, forgery, and other crimes, may have fled the country, the Oregon Department of Justice announced on Friday.

Fireside was previously scheduled to take part in a 12-person jury trial in December after allegedly defrauding her mother's 83-year-old boyfriend out of more than $30,000, among other accusations.

The Oregon DOJ has filed a motion to revoke the conditional release of Fireside after it found out she is no longer living at her listed address in Lexington, Oregon, the Office of the Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a press release.

Not only does the ODOJ believe Fireside may have fled the country, but she may have also taken her nine-year-old son with her, authorities said.

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