Tag Archives: embezzlement

I hate to pile’on…. but since the news couldn’t get much worse for the Akron Fire Department following yesterday’s firehouse porn video revelation, why not get all the bad news over with at once. Former IAFF Local 330 treasurer Joseph Ruhlin, 41, was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for stealing an estimated $500,000 from his brother and sister firefighters.

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A Pennsylvania firefighter has been charged with stealing $140,000 from his fire department. John Montgomery was arraigned today on two felony counts of theft and two misdemeanor counts of misappropriation of funds from the Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department.

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A North Carolina fire chief who was suspended last fall after being charged with submitting fraudulent invoices, is now facing new charges of insurance fraud. Kenan Wayne Kearney was suspended as Fire Chief of the Blackmon's Crossroads Fire Department last November.

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The former treasurer for Akron Firefighters, IAFF Local 330, has pled guilty to stealing $500,000 from the local. Joseph Ruhlin, 41, pled to charges of theft in office and records tampering.

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The treasurer of a volunteer fire department in North Carolina has been charged with three counts on embezzlement. Linda Gibson, 72, stands accused to stealing $12,000 from the Stella Volunteer Fire Department.

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A South Carolina fire chief who was convicted of embezzling funds from his department has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison. US Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Judge Richard Gergel had handed down the sentence to former St. Paul’s Fire Chief Doc Matthews

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A part-time administrative assistant for the Falls Township Fire Department pled guilty yesterday to stealing for than half-a-million dollars from the fire department. Kristie L. Howard pled guilty in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court to felony counts of theft, telecommunication fraud, and eight counts of forgery

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A secretary for the Holley Navarre Fire District has been charged with stealing nearly $56,000 from the firefighters' pension fund. Melissa Ann Severt, 44, stole the money over a four-year span by making cash withdrawals using a debit card

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In the aftermath of 140 arrests for insider theft from volunteer fire departments in New York state in the past six years, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wants fire departments to tighten their financial controls.

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On the heels of several high profile cases of embezzlement, the state legislature of Delaware has created a task force to investigate fraud, theft, and mismanagement in the volunteer fire service.

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A former Connecticut fire chief who was found guilty last year by a federal jury on two charges of embezzling fire department funds was sentenced to three months in jail and three years of supervised released. Paul Perrotti, the former fire chief in Middlebury, was accused of stealing upwards of $70,000 from the department through a scheme involving his side business.

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An Illinois fire chief who used fire department funds to pay for personal expenses has been sentenced to serve 6 months in jail and pay more than $10,000 in restitution. Former Brimfield Fire Chief James E. Bennett, 40, was sentenced last Thursday after pleading guilty to felony theft charges

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A North Carolina fire department has announced that is it suing a former employee who stands accused of fraud and embezzlement. The Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department, Inc filed suit against Brenda Livingston earlier this month.

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A North Carolina fire chief has been arrested and charged with embezzling nearly $20,000 from his fire department. Jesse Raymon Hoshall, III was arrested last week by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. He was fire chief of the Scotch-Irish Fire Department, located in an unincorporated area in Rowan County called Woodleaf.

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