Page 8 - Greg Buum News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Four Armstrong, Iowa City Officials Charged With Using Taser Against Civilian for Cash On 2/12/21 at 10:55 PM EST Multiple charges, including the use of a Taser against a civilian in exchange for money, were filed against the police chief, mayor, city clerk and former city clerk of Armstrong, Iowa by the Iowa Attorney General's Office on Friday. The 21 charges stem from a multi-year investigation into alleged financial improprieties by city leaders spearheaded by the Emmet County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. According to a press release from the Emmet Coun...

Two other leaders have been charged in the probe, which found a civilian was shocked with a Taser in exchange for cash, authorities said.

The mayor, police chief and city clerk in the small community of Armstong, Iowa, have been charged with felonies after a multi-year probe revealed misappropriated municipal funds, deceptive public records and falsified ledgers, the local sheriff’s office said Friday.

Mayor and police chief of Iowa town among four officials arrested Andrew Court For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The Mayor and Police Chief of a small Iowa town have been arrested alongside two other city officials after an investigation into financial impropriety allegedly revealed that they were embroiled in criminal conduct.  Armstrong Mayor Greg Buum, Armstrong Police Chief Craig Merrill, City Clerk Tracie Lang and former City Clerk Connie Thackery were taken into custody on Thursday.  The group are collectively facing 21 charges, according to...

Des Moines Register Four officials in the small town of Armstrong, Iowa, face multiple charges after what the local sheriff on Friday called a multi-year investigation into public misconduct. Mayor Greg Buum, Police Chief Craig Merrill, City Clerk Tracie Lang and former City Clerk Connie Thackery face a combined 21 charges, the Emmet County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release. The charges include fraudulent practice, ongoing criminal conduct, theft, misconduct in office, tampering with records, assault with a dangerous weapon, and falsifying public documents. Buum, Lang and Th...