Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler had planned to retire on December 31. If convicted, he could spend the first few years of his retirement in jail.
An Indiana mayor has been arrested by FBI officials following a four-year corruption probe.
The 76-year-old Democrat was due to step down on December 31 and was set for retirement. He opted not to stand for a third term earlier this year.has contacted the Department of Justice to confirm the charges in connection to Tyler's arrest, but they were not made available prior to publication. A spokesperson for the FBI, however, confirmed toFBI agents carrying out a raid in Chicago in 2018.
Muncie Building Commissioner Craig Nichols was the first to come under scrutiny when his private contracting companies were fraudulently tasked with carrying out government contracts for building demolitions.reported on the contracts and the newspaper later revealed this Nichols' companies, Advanced Walls and Ceilings and Capitol Consulting, were paid $498,564 and $300,000 respectively between 2015 and 2016.
Tracy Barton, the superintendent of sewer maintenance for the Muncie Sanitary District, and Jeffrey Burke, owner of McGalliard Guns and More, were charged with fraud-related charges in September 2018.
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