Albenita Rene Rael, the former Republican candidate for Quay County treasurer and former deputy treasurer, was charged with two felonies and jailed after being accused of altering county records so a property she owned wouldn't be placed in a state delinquent-tax list.

A no-bond arrest warrant was issued shortly after she was charged with tampering with public records and fraud. She was booked into the Quay County Detention Center that same day.

Both charges are fourth-degree felonies that can lead up to 18 months in prison and up to a $5,000 fine.

According to the criminal complaint, Rael tampered with county records between June 27 and July 8 to keep a property she owned off a delinquent tax list. The fraud count alleges her misrepresentation involved a total of $582.54 in back taxes and fines on the tract.