The state attorney general's office has charged an ex-Franklin County official with theft, money laundering and possessing cocaine...The 65-year-old is the former director of accounting and administration for the Public Works Department. Huston was fired and has been out of jail during the state investigation. The Tri-City Herald reports ( http://is.gd/7F0Aqb ) court documents say he was suspected of embezzling $2.8 million through false invoices...Huston is scheduled to be arraigned June 12 in Franklin County Superior Court.