Probable Cause Found in Theft Case Against Clark County Village Employee
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 -- 11:17 AM
-Probable cause was found during a preliminary hearing involving a former Village of Curtiss municipal employee charged with theft and misconduct in office.At the end of 2013, it was discovered that 66-year-old Deborah Krauter, former Clerk of Curtiss, as well as 75-year-old Arlan Hamm, former President of Curtiss, allegedly gave themselves a raise that the board never approved. The two individuals would cover up the incident by creating fake documents, fail to bring documents to meetings or approve documents without following protocol.
Krauter states that she thought her pay increase had been approved and admitted to changing Hamm?s wages, but only because she was bullied by him and was worried about losing her job.
After hearing from two witnesses, Randall Busse, Curtiss? current Village President, and Jason Bourget, a Detective with the Clark County Sheriff?s Department, probable cause was found.
Busse said they never saw the minutes from the meeting the two individuals were given the raise and Detective Bourget said that Krauter admitted to changing the numbers for Hamm and seemed unclear as to her increase, whether it was approved or not.
Both Krauter and Hamm are scheduled to appear in court at the end of July.
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