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A fifth person from Armstrong city government faces misconduct charge
Mary “Kate” Staton
A fifth person associated with the City of Armstrong has been arrested in connection with a long-term investigation of alleged misconduct.
Former City Clerk Mary “Kate” Staton was charged Monday with one count each of 3rd degree theft and tampering with records stemming from a multi-year investigation by the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office and Division of Criminal Investigation after discrepancies were allegedly found during a routine annual audit of city records.
She turned herself in at the Emmet County Courthouse on Tuesday just days after Police Chief Craig Merrill was taken into custody in Minnesota.
A fifth person from Armstrong city gov t faces misconduct charge
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Ongoing Investigation Into Corruption Of City Govt In Armstrong Nets Another Suspect
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Armstrong police chief fourth city official arrested after multi-year investigation
Police chief Craig Merrill joins Mayor Greg Buum, city clerk Tracie Lang and former city clerk Connie Thackery, who were all charged Friday with 21-joint counts of felony and non-felony charges.
Armstrong police chief fourth city official arrested after multi-year investigation By Lauren Andrego and Gage Cureton | February 15, 2021 at 6:39 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 7:22 PM
ARMSTRONG, Iowa (KEYC) - Emmet County Sheriffâs Office arrested Armstrong police chief Craig Merrill on Saturday while he was ice fishing on Lake Tuttle in Minnesota, just across the border from where he works. Heâs the fourth Armstrong city official to be arrested, and now joins the cityâs mayor, city clerk and former city clerk.
Leaders of Iowa town jailed in long-running corruption case
By RYAN J. FOLEYFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Years of government corruption preceded the arrests of five officials from a small northwestern Iowa city, including the mayor and police chief, according to prosecutors and a state audit.
The Armstrong officials embezzled tens of thousands of dollars in public funds, falsified public records to conceal wrongdoing and used city property for personal gain, prosecutors allege in a charging document that details allegations dating to 2013.
The arrests stunned the community of 900 people, which is located near Iowa’s border with Minnesota and about 40 miles from the popular Okoboji vacation area in the state’s northwestern corner.