A former Indiana sheriff has been charged with a number of counts together with corruption, theft and ghost employment for allegedly having his staff carry out private chores on his property, state police mentioned Thursday.
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, 52, is charged with 5 counts of theft, 4 counts every of ghost employment and official misconduct, and single counts of corrupt enterprise affect and obstruction of justice, police mentioned.
Noel was arrested Wednesday and was launched after posting bond Thursday.
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Present Clark County Sheriff Scottie Maples, a deputy chief below Noel for a number of years, requested a state police investigation after he mentioned he started uncovering irregularities shortly after he took workplace final December.
Maples mentioned he found a secret recording machine within the sheriff’s places of work and located that Noel ordered a number of staff to work on his rental property, personal enterprise buildings, a pole barn, automobiles and a house whereas being paid to work on the sheriff’s workplace, a possible trigger affidavit mentioned.
Zachary Stewart, Noel’s legal professional, mentioned he had no touch upon the allegations in opposition to his consumer.
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