Alberto LuperonFeb 15th, 2021, 12:08 pm
Gregory Buum, Craig Merrill (center top), Connie Thackery (center bottom), and Tracie Lang.
The mayor, police chief, clerk and and former clerk of Armstrong, Iowa have been arrested in a corruption case.
In the first charge of ongoing criminal conduct, Mayor
Gregory Wayne Buum, 69, Police Chief
Craig Juan Merrill, 43, City Clerk
Tracie Jean Lang, 57, former City Clerk
Connie Marie Thackery, 66, are accused of committing wrongdoing for financial gain, according to court papers obtained by Law&Crime.
Authorities claim Buum and Merrill misappropriated checks totaling more than $10,000 and that, together with the city clerk, the mayor and Lang made a false entry in the public record regarding money in that amount. Buum and Thackery are also accused of misappropriating funds, resulting in a charge for theft in the second degree. The two assault charges against the police chief stem from him allegedly using using a Taser on someone.
The officials of Armstrong, Iowa, and a former city clerk, face charges that include assault with a dangerous weapon, theft and falsifying public documents, the authorities said.
ARMSTRONG, Iowa — The mayor, police chief and current and former city clerk of a small Iowa town have been charged with a string of felonies and misdemeanors after a multi-year investigation uncovered embezzlement and other abuses, authorities say. The Emmett County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday in a news release