A veteran Plymouth, Massachusetts, firefighter and union official has resigned from the department following allegations that he embezzled funds from the union.
Steven Adams, 55, the treasurer of Plymouth Firefighters Local 1768, stands accused of embezzling between $7,000 and $10,000 from the union. Adams, who joined the department in 2000 and served as the union treasurer for 10 years, came under investigation after new union officers conducted an audit and discovered a shortfall.
Adams has denied the allegation, claiming he may not have kept good records but did not steal the missing funds. He claims he spent money to purchase “stuff around the station” and picked up the bar tab when officials would go out.