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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Ind. Law - Ghost employment charged for work at cemetery
Douglass Walker of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:
UNION CITY -- Union City's ex-park and cemetery superintendent faces criminal charges over allegations he assigned a city employee to close graves at a privately owned cemetery, then pocketed the money that was paid for the work.Lee J. Rains, 58, 1464 Turner St., was charged Friday with three counts each of ghost employment and official misconduct, all Class D felonies carrying standard 18-month prison sentences.
According to court documents filed by Randolph County Prosecutor David Daly's office, Rains instructed an on-duty city employee, using city-owned equipment, to fill the graves at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
The alleged incidents took place on three occasions -- in October 2005, July 2006 and June 2007.A police report by Union City police Capt. Dennis Smith indicated Reichard Funeral Home issued three checks, totaling $900, for the work done at St. Mary's.
Smith reported he could find no indications that the money was subsequently deposited in city accounts.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 8, 2008 04:47 PM
Posted to Indiana Law