Wayne Township trustee Chuck Jones and fire officials pleaded guilty to receiving a salary from a nonprofit that contracted with the fire department.
The nonprofit paid each of its board members $17,500 for the 2019-20 tax year, according to the nonprofit's tax forms. The board members were slated to receive another $20,000 each in its 2020-21 tax year, township officials told the IndyStar at the time.
All four pleaded guilty to the count, classified as a level six felony, and will collectively pay $97,017 in restitution to the township. Jones, Lang and Adams will each pay $31,939 and Parham will pay $1,200 over 12 months. With Jones no longer eligible for office, Marion County Democrats will need to hold a caucus to select a successor to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends this year.
Indiana law states that elected officials are no longer eligible for office if they plead guilty to a felony. The plea agreement allows all four defendants to have their records expunged after one year and after restitution is paid. The township trustee and fire chief have customarily sat on the nonprofit's five-person board, joining three other members that continued to represent firefighters.
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