Theft in the Volunteer Fire Service
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Pennsylvania VFD Treasurer Charged With Embezzlement
The treasurer of a Pennsylvania fire department is facing charges that he embezzled $93,000 from the department. According to The…
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Pink Collar Theft in Mississippi VFD
The treasurer for a volunteer fire department in Mississippi has been indicted on embezzlement charges. Sandra “Carlene” Statham was the…
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PA Chief Gets Probation and Restitution for Theft
A former Pennsylvania fire chief has been given 12 months of probation and must make full restitution for stealing $4,359…
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Indiana AG Sues Former Fire Department Treasurer for Over $575k
The attorney general for Indiana has filed suit against the former treasurer of a volunteer fire department to recover not…
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Chief and Wife Arrested for Volunteer Theft in South Carolina
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has filed charges against a fire chief and his wife who are accused of…
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Pennsylvania Firefighter Charged With Embezzling Funds From Fire Company
A Pennsylvania firefighter has been charged with stealing $140,000 from his fire department. John Montgomery was arraigned today on two…
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North Carolina Fire Chief Facing Second Round of Criminal Charges
A North Carolina fire chief who was suspended last fall after being charged with submitting fraudulent invoices, is now facing…
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Pink Collar Theft From NC Fire Department
The treasurer of a volunteer fire department in North Carolina has been charged with three counts on embezzlement. Linda Gibson,…
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Podcast Episode 24: Pink Collar Theft In The Fire Service
In this episode, Curt discusses a little known problem, Pink Collar Theft, with Kelly Paxton. Kelly runs the web site…
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Pennsylvania Firefighter Sentenced To Prison For Theft-Related Arson
The two most common criminal offenses in the volunteer fire service involve embezzlement and arson. A volunteer from Pennsylvania is…
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Three Former Florida Fire Chiefs Charged With Fraud
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office has charged three former fire chiefs from the Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department with fraud.…
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Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $500k from Volunteer Fire Department
A part-time administrative assistant for the Falls Township Fire Department pled guilty yesterday to stealing for than half-a-million dollars from…
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Florida Fire District the Latest Victim of Insider Theft
A secretary for the Holley Navarre Fire District has been charged with stealing nearly $56,000 from the firefighters' pension fund.…
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Sounding The Alarm: Volunteer Theft in NY State
In the aftermath of 140 arrests for insider theft from volunteer fire departments in New York state in the past…
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