The Feb. 17 edition featured the crimes of Elizabeth Monk, an accomplished con artist who had been in Nevada County Jail, but was given a one-day pass. She did not return to jail as she had promised. What a surprise! She conned a judge and the D.A. just as she had her victims in three separate crimes. Who could have seen that coming? Apparently not our pathetic D.A. and equally ineffective judges. Another instance of misguided leniency and negligence from our justice system. Monk was captured in Georgia and will be returned to our court. Let’s see if they can …