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Date Posted: Monday, March 29, 08:54:07am
Author: oliver
Subject: Charlie Wrangel
In reply to: JG 's message, "Road crew supervisor fired -- Republic American 3/28/2010" on Sunday, March 28, 07:09:32am

>Chief of highway crew in New Hartford fired
>
>BY KARI BANACH REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
>NEW HARTFORD — The town's road crew chief, accused of
>stealing proceeds from the sale of town-owned scrap
>metal, has been fired.
>
>Highway Department Superintendent Daniel B. LeGeyt,
>who held the job since 2004, was terminated Friday,
>selectmen confirmed Saturday. He was suspended without
>pay amid a state police probe into alleged theft of
>municipal property on Jan. 6.
>
>LeGeyt, a Canton resident, has not been charged with a
>crime. A separate police investigation remains open.
>
>A number of allegations against him are outlined by
>First Selectman Daniel V. Jerram in a March 26 letter
>informing him of his termination.
>
>An internal investigation revealed LeGeyt stole $1,415
>in proceeds from the sale of town-owned scrap metal
>between November 2006 and November 2009, Jerram wrote.
>
>On four occasions, LeGeyt had road crew employees
>bring metal to Albert Bros., a scrap metal buyer in
>Waterbury, according to the letter.
>
>The workers at some point told Jerram they gave the
>money they made to LeGeyt, but an inspection of
>records revealed the money was never returned to the
>town as it should have been, Jerram wrote.
>
>LeGeyt's two most recent Albert Bros. transactions
>allegedly occurred Nov. 6, 2009, and Nov. 9, 2009,
>netting proceeds of $922.
>
>Jerram, who took office in December, wrote that upon
>discovering the possible theft of that money, he and
>police asked LeGeyt about the whereabouts of the cash.
>The day he was suspended, as the investigation began,
>LeGeyt told Jerram the money and transaction receipts
>were in his briefcase at his house, the letter says.
>But the briefcase was later found in LeGeyt's office
>at the town garage "with the Albert Bros. receipts and
>two $1 bills," Jerram wrote.
>
>At that point, the termination letter states, LeGeyt
>told Jerram and police that the money was actually in
>his personal checking account at Webster Bank. "Taking
>personal possession of these funds equates to theft,"
>Jerram wrote.
>
>Selectmen's extensive, nearly three-month
>investigation into LeGeyt turned up other questionable
>issues, the three-page letter shows:
>
>On Jan. 22, 2007, LeGeyt submitted a purchase order
>for supplies to then-First Selectman William F.
>Baxter. Included was a request to buy two propane
>heating units for $200.
>
>Jerram wrote that LeGeyt later told road crew workers
>that one of the heaters belonged to him, and allowed a
>town employee to "borrow" it.
>
>To date, one of the heaters remains missing.
>
>To read the complete story see The Sunday Republican
>or our electronic edition at >target=_blank
>href="http://republicanamerican.ct.newsmemory.com.">htt
>p://republicanamerican.ct.newsmemory.com.


One thousand in cash, I wonder if he will report this as income on his Federal income tax return? Better bring in Charlie Wrangle for some expert advice on this one.

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