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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "Monday's arrests came as the result of a grand jury inquiry in Union Circuit Court on Thursday and Friday. No other county officials were charged."
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 8th headed "Grand jury inquiry begins today into case of Union County employees," today's Richmond Pal-Item has a long story by Pam Tharp headed "Two Union County workers arrested: Highway supervisor, employee accused of ghost employment." A quote:
Monday's arrests came as the result of a grand jury inquiry in Union Circuit Court on Thursday and Friday. No other county officials were charged.Special Prosecutor Melvin Wilhelm of Franklin County asked for the grand jury following an investigation by the Indiana State Police into allegations of ghost employment at the county highway department.
Wilhelm became special prosecutor in the case after the Indiana State Board of Accounts forwarded Union County's 2008-2009 audit to Union County Prosecutor Ronald Jordan for possible criminal charges. Jordan recused himself from the case because it involved county officials.
The audit alleged Hartman used a county highway truck to transport a trailer and skid loader for her personal use at her private residence on Kitchel Road. It also alleged Crowder worked on Hartman's home while he was on the county's payroll, after Crowder allegedly told the county building inspector he had taken the day off to work on the home. The audit said payroll records showed Crowder was paid for the day.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 13, 2011 11:54 AM
Posted to Indiana Government