Indictment — United States v. Christopher Chapman (E.D. Ky.)

Summary

An Indictment in United States of America v. Christopher Chapman, Case 7:24-cr-00004-KKC-EBA, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Southern Division at Pikeville, filed April 18, 2024 as Doc 1. Count 1 charges theft concerning programs receiving federal funds under 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(l)(A) against the Fire Chief of Blackberry Volunteer Fire Department. It states that Pike County received $11,241,735 in American Rescue Plan Act funding and that the Fiscal Court issued the department a $25,000 grant on June 16, 2022 and a $25,000 grant on July 18, 2022. The grand jury alleges that the department prepaid for equipment from Rural Public Safety Equipment, LLC, a company Chapman organized, and that Chapman withdrew cash from its account for personal use instead of filling the orders. The penalty page lists imprisonment for not more than 10 years.

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