Release Date: 2008-05-13
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 12, 2008) – A Kenton County grand jury has indicted four persons for allegedly misappropriating funds from a charitable bingo operation in Covington. The four are Anna Ruff, 52, and Billy Joe “Butch” Daniels, 51, both of Corinth, Deborah Bartlett, 43, of Covington, and Jeffrey Franklin, 61, of Lawrenceburg, Ind.
(PressZoom.com) - FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 12, 2008) – A Kenton County grand jury has indicted four persons for allegedly misappropriating funds from a charitable bingo operation in Covington.
The four are Anna Ruff, 52, and Billy Joe “Butch” Daniels, 51, both of Corinth, Deborah Bartlett, 43, of Covington, and Jeffrey Franklin, 61, of Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Each faces three felony counts arising from the financial operations of charitable gaming at the Pike Street bingo hall in Covington. The bingo games were conducted on behalf of VFW Post 1484 and its Ladies Auxiliary, based in Park Hills.
In February of 2005, the Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming (OCG) began investigating allegations that bingo game volunteers were being paid, which is illegal under state charitable gaming law, said Henry Lackey, OCG executive director.
Subsequent audits could not account for $81,000 that should have been credited to Post 1484 and $177,400 to the auxiliary post.
Jeffrey Franklin was an officer in Post 1484 and chairman of its gaming sessions. Bartlett and Ruff were both members of the auxiliary post and both co-chaired the bingo games, according to post records; Daniels is Ms. Ruff’s brother.
Upon completion of its investigation, OCG turned over its findings to Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders, who presented information to the grand jury. Arraignment is scheduled tomorrow.
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