Embezzlement
Plainfield found out that a squad employee embezzled funds, and the chief had been responding to calls without a current state EMT certification
If convicted, Christopher J. Smyth faces up to 23 years in prison for willful failure to pay over employment taxes and obstructing the IRS’s collection efforts
Joshua Cory Frances also was the head of Maine Task Force One, a group of EMTs and EMS physician assistants
Freeport EMS declined to press charges against Justin G. DeAngelis
The Roanoke County Police Department and the county’s internal auditor are investigating the Hollins Fire and Rescue Volunteer Squad
In a 2021 letter, now-former director Chris O’Leath accused a former Freeport EMS treasurer of stealing the funds and then repaying the agency
Matthew Gannon, who was the president of Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps, confessed to using agency funds for New York Jets tickets, personal expenses
Joseph Thuesen was fired as the top administrator of Sacramento County’s fire/EMS dispatch center last year after an investigation into “financial irregularities” and alleged threats of violence
Scott Mel Bahner, the former chief of Bucks County Rescue Squad, will spend six to 23 months in county prison
Chad Wessels, 48, the former treasurer of George EMS in Iowa, was ordered to pay more than $26,000 in restitution to the agency
The former Vernon County Ambulance district director and bookkeeper were sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $270,000
Gerald and Dorothy Dennis were arraigned on 189-count criminal complaints and charged with theft and forgery
Sara Carlson faces one count each of embezzlement of public funds and theft after allegedly misappropriating over $11,000
Michael Gardner admitted that he forged signatures on 44 checks from 2015 to 2017
William “Mal” Gum, 58, and Charlena “Charli” Gum were indicted for access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and federal program theft
David Knight was arrested after an investigation that was sparked when Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services noticed “some discrepancies” in their finances
The district’s director and bookkeeper were charged with one count of conspiracy for mail fraud and eight counts of wire fraud
Federal attorneys allege the agency received more than $20 million in illegal kickbacks from a contractor that provided drivers, paramedics and EMTs
An investigation found that Tamra Dae Bulik wrote checks out to herself and forged multiple documents
After the director of the towns’ ambulance service was charged with embezzlement, municipalities are reconsidering how they want to handle finances
Paul Zabriski, 58, was removed as treasurer in January 2016 after the accusations against him came to light
The man “vanished” earlier this year before turning himself in to authorities
Tamra Bulik is accused of stealing $31,000 over a two-year period
