Brundidge Police Chief Sam Green has until Wednesday to respond to a letter from the City of Brundidge to schedule a due process hearing. 

Green, along with Sharon Jones Green and Schemillia Levera Fenn, were indicted on Thursday, March 13, for their roles in an alleged conspiracy to fraudulently receive funds through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. 

According to state law, the city has to notify Green by letter and Green has 10 days to respond to the letter to set a date for a due process hearing. The Brundidge City Council met on Tuesday night but was unable to take any action on a due process hearing because the council was waiting on a response from Green. Green has until March 26 to respond to the letter.

Green is currently suspended with pay pending the outcome of his due process hearing.

Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson made an announcement March 13 that a federal grand jury in Montgomery had indicted 50-year-old Brundidge Police Chief Samuel Cornelius Green, 53-year-old Sharon Jones Green, and 40-year-old Schemillia Levera Fenn, all from Troy, on federal charges for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to fraudulently receive funds through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. 

Samuel Green was charged with 13 counts in the indictment, including one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering; three counts of money laundering; one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; six counts of wire fraud; and two counts of aggravated identity theft. The same indictment charges Sharon Green with nine counts, including one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering; three counts of money laundering; one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; three counts of wire fraud; and one count of aggravated identity theft. Schemillia Fenn is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

All three defendants had an initial hearing at 2 p.m. March 13 federal court in Montgomery and were released from custody. 

If convicted of all the charges alleged in the indictment, Samuel Green, Sharon Green and Schemillia Fenn each face a sentence of up to 20 years in prison in addition to significant fines and restitution. Samuel and Sharon Green also face an additional two years for the aggravated identity theft charges that would run consecutive to any other sentence ordered against them.