Two Former Clark County Village Leaders Accused of Theft Appear in Court
Monday, April 21st, 2014 -- 5:33 PM
-Two former Clark County village leaders accused of changing meeting minutes to give themselves a raise appeared in court on Monday.According to investigators, 75-year-old Arlan Hamm, former Village of Curtiss president, and 65-year-old Deborah Krauter, former clerk-treasurer of Curtiss, were charged when they allegedly changed the minutes of meetings to give Hamm a $15,000 salary that was never approved by the board. Likewise, Krauter is accused of taking an unapproved $.25 an hour raise.
The two individuals would cover up the incident by creating fake documents, fail to bring vouchers to meetings or approve vouchers without following protocol.
Krauter claims that she was bullied by Hamm to do what she did and Hamm denies it. He states he simply took money that was owed to him after all the work he did for the city.
Hamm and Krauter have been charged with felony misconduct in office and theft in a business setting. Hamm and Krauter both had a $2,500 signature bond set against them and they are not allowed to have any contact with one another. They will appear in court again in May.
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