A former Clackamas County Commissioner, Melissa Fireside, who faces fraud charges for taking financial advantage of an 83-year-old man, accessing a computer network, and forging signatures, left her Lexington, Oregon, home with her son and may have fled the country after her conditional release that restricted her to Oregon.

Former Clackamas County Commissioner Facong Fraud Charges On The Run

Melissa Fireside, who was elected to Position 4 of the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners in 2024, was arraigned in March 2025 on multiple felony charges, including Aggravated Theft in the First Degree, Theft in the First Degree, Computer Crime, and Forgery in the First Degree.

After being conditionally released and required to remain in Oregon unless the court grants permission to leave, Fire

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