Theft in the Volunteer Fire Service

Two former volunteer firefighters who sued their fire department for expelling them, have been arrested and charged with theft for using fire company funds to pay the attorney they retained to file their lawsuit.

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An Indiana firefighter has been charged with stealing $20,000 in township funds. Christopher L. McKain, 44, has been charged with felony theft and felony forgery by the Indiana State Police.

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A firefighter with the Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department has been indicted with stealing from the department. Kenneth Spry is charged with a single count of stealing in excess of $2500.

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The former fire chief of a now-defunct fire department in Ohio has been indicted for stealing and forgery. Jason L. Kukwa was named in a two-count indictment handed down by a Tuscarawas County Grand Jury for stealing from the Midvale Fire Department.

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A chief officer and the secretary - treasurer of a volunteer fire department in Wisconsin have been arrested and charged with stealing from the department. Chief Ryne Jackleyn of the Bagley Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with misdemeanor theft, while secretary – treasurer Jodi Moris was charged with felony theft.

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A former Pennsylvania fire chief who embezzled more than $84,000 over a seven-year period from his fire volunteer department, has pled guilty. Adam Kauer, 39, had been the fire chief of the East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department from 2012 to 2019.

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A Pennsylvania fire chief has been charged with embezzling over $57,000 from a federal grant program. Fire Chief Anthony Dibona was arraigned in US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania earlier this week. He faces a single count of embezzlement and several IRS related counts.

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The president of a volunteer fire company in Virginia has been charged with embezzling more than $373,000 over a three-year period. Virginia Hoskings has been charged by the Prince William County Police Department with stealing the funds between April 2016 and July 2019, while she was president of the Dumfries Triangle Volunteer Fire Department.

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A Pennsylvania Fire Chief is facing multiple felony charges over allegations that he stole more than $84,000 from his fire department. Fire Chief Adam Kauer of the East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department is accused of stealing the money over an extended period of time between 2012 and 2019.

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A Wyoming fire chief and his wife have been arrested and charged with embezzling funds from the fire department. Green River Fire Department Chief Michael Nomis, 50, and his wife, Stephanie Nomis, 46, were arrested today following a lengthy investigation by the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office.

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An Alabama fire chief will be serving 10-months of a 10-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to stealing from the department. Jeremy Scott Terry, 40, pled guilty last week to first-degree theft of property from the Millport Fire Department.

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The secretary of a Montana volunteer fire department’s auxiliary board is accused of stealing $60,000 from the organization. Annie Morigeau is charged with theft and forgery from the Saint Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department’s Auxiliary Board.

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The fire chief of the Yucca Fire District in Arizona has been charged with embezzling $40,000 from the district. Matthew Young turned himself in to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office yesterday.

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The treasurer of a Pennsylvania fire department is facing charges that he embezzled $93,000 from the department. According to The Bradford Era, Scott Andrew Luce is facing a total of 128 charges for stealing money from the Genesee Fire and Ambulance Department.

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