Archived Newsroom
Field Examiner Website (username and password required)..
Our Staff in the News
Bailey Pell, Field Examiner
Hayley Scott, Field Examiner
Tom Alles, Retired Field Examiner
Charlie Pride, Retired Officer Supervisor
Aaron Nobbe, Field Examiner
Obituaries of Former SBOA Staff
12/11/18 State demanding former Kankakee Valley football coach repay missing fundraiser money
11/29/18 State investigation: Former Transpo CEO used agency credit card for personal expenses
10/11/18 Operation Public Accountability Press Conference
15 local government employees face public corruption charges
U.S. attorney announces 15 officials charged in public corruption crackdown
15 Public Officials Charged With Stealing Over $1M
15 charged in statewide corruption investigations
Indiana corruption probe snares former Greenwood Middle School aide
08/23/18 Ex-Bunker Hill clerk treasurer pleads guilty to stealing from taxpayers and avoids prison time
07/20/18 Indianapolis Bond Bank employee accused of stealing $400,000
06/11/18 Former fire department treasurer ordered to repay $80,000
06/07/18 State seeking repayment of extracurricular funds stolen from Michigan City middle school
03/17/18 Former treasurer for the Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department of Hamilton County indicted
12/12/17 State probe shows city funds missing
12/11/17 Call 6: Firefighter Must Repay $48K to Taxpayers, According to Audit from State Board of Accounts
12/10/17 Former Township Trustee set to Plead in Theft Case
12/08/17 Audit Shows Money Missing from Hope Fire Department Accounts
11/30/17 State of Indiana wants Gary Superintendent to Pay Back $30,000 Bonus
11/27/17 Audit Finds Gary Superintendent should Repay $30k Bonuses
11/27/17 Audit Finds Gary Superintendent should Repay $30k Bonuses
11/22/17 State Police: Ex-Treasurer Stole from Sullivan Co. Schools
11/03/17 Trustee Ordered to Repay Money
11/01/17 In Hard Times, Government Watchdogs are Often First to get the Ax
10/23/17 Board of Accounts find $1.5 Million Misspent in Public Funds
10/23/17 State Audit Uncovers Numerous Procedural Errors in Eagle Creek Township
10/13/17 State Audit Cites Munster for Health Insurance Overpayment to Former School Board Member
10/12/17 Olive Township Clerk Overpaid Herself by $11,500, Cut Personal Check with Tax Money
10/03/17 MCS Takes Corrective Action After Audit
10/02/17 Police: Trustee Uses over $10k of Township Funds for Personal Use
10/02/17 ISP Arrests Township Trustee on Felony Charges
10/02/17 ISP Arrests Township Trustee on Two Felony Counts
09/30/17 Ex-Trustee Asked to Repay more than $27,000
09/13/17 Rock Creek Township Official Accused of Overpaying Himself, using Taxpayer Funds for Utilities
08/21/17 State Audit Again Raises Concerns in Terre Haute
08/21/17 Another State Audit Raises Questions About Terre Haute
08/03/17 Worth Twp. Audit Uncovers Years of Accounting Errors
07/21/17 State Seeking to Recover $11,000 in Public Funds Related to Theft from Golf Course
07/20/17 State Seeking over $11,000 from Johnson County Golf Course Employee who Admitted to Stealing
06/29/17 Call 6: Ex-Clerk Treasurer Charged with Official Misconduct, Theft
06/28/17 IN: State: Former Logansport Airport Manager Owes $34K
06/27/17 Call 6: Ex-Clerk-Treasurer must Repay $73K, Audit says
06/26/17 Former Bunker Hill Clerk must Repay Town $73,000
06/22/17 Former Washington Township Trustee may Face Theft Charges
06/12/17 AG Hill Files Judgement Against Form Lawrenceburg Official
06/12/17 Attorney General wants Former Deputy Clerk-Treasurer to Repay $274K
06/11/17 Former Lawrenceburg City Employee Accused of Misappropriating Funds
06/07/17 New Finance Procedures Created after Audit
05/31/17 State Audit Informs County Council that it cannot Share Riverboat Revenue
05/25/17 Indiana Sues 2 Former School Administrators for $3M
05/24/17 State Files Lawsuit to Recover Funds from Former Munster School Administrators
05/24/17 State Sues 2 Retired Munster Administrators Seeking Repayment
05/24/17 Clerk-Treasurer Charged with Theft from Kingsford Heights
05/24/17 Indiana Honored for Transparency in Financial Reporting
05/23/17 Indiana gets Financial Reporting Award for 24th Straight Year
05/22/17 Ex-Kingsford Heights Clerk-Treasurer Charged with Theft
05/17/17 Warrant Issued for Former Middlebury Schools Treasurer
05/14/17 New Law gives State Board of Accounts more Teeth
04/26/17 Gary Public Library's Financial Books Tell a Sad Story
04/20/17 Lawmakers order local governments to correct audit errors - or else
03/29/17 Reports Shows Franklin County Money Handled Poorly
03/16/17 Audit Finds Major Bookkeeping Issues in Carrol County
03/15/17 Audit: Township Trustee Misused Public Funds
03/14/17 Audit: Former Black Township Trustee Misused Public Funds
03/13/17 State Sues Form Clerk to Recover Money
03/13/17 State Investigation Shows Former Black Township Trustee used Funds for Personal Bills
03/13/17 Former Black Township Trustee Accused of Misusing Funds
02/24/17 State Police Arrest Henry County Trustee
02/23/17 Liberty Township Trustee in Henry County Arrested for Theft
02/22/17 Police: Liberty Township Trustee Overpaid Herself Thousands of Dollars for Several Years
02/22/17 Township Trustee Accused of Stealing Funds
02/22/17 State Police Arrest Henry County Trustee
02/22/17 Liberty Township Trustee Arrested on Theft, Official Misconduct Charges
02/22/17 Henry County Township Trustee Arrested for Theft
02/15/17 Scathing Audit Closes Chapter on Former Trustee's Tumultuous Tenure
02/13/17 Anderson Police Department Misplaces $16.2K in 2015
02/12/17 Audit: Anderson PD misplaced $16,2000
02/11/17 Audit Anderson Police Department Misplaces $16.2K in 2015
02/09/17 Audit: Undercover Officers did not Follow Policies
02/06/17 Audit of Muncie Finances Finds Lack of Internal Controls
02/05/17 State Audit of Muncie Shows Lack of Controls
01/20/17 Ex-County Clerk Employee Charged in $300K Theft
01/19/17 Ex-Tippecanoe County Clerk's Office Employee Arrested for Theft
01/17/17 Ignoring State Audits Could Cost Local Governments
01/16/17 State Agency Says Money Missing from School Fund
01/13/17 Former Auditor Asked to Repay County Funds
01/13/17 State Says Former Auditor Bob Wichlinski Owes County $2,000
01/04/17 State Audit: Former City Employee Owes Lawrenceburg $247K
01/03/17 State Audit Alleges Bookkeeping Errors in Michiana Shores
12/23/16 State Board Cites Kingsford Heights Payroll Overpayment
12/06/16 Milan Audit Uncovers Adjusted Utility Bills, Undeposited Funds, Late Fees
11/09/16 Trail Date Set for Former Gary Worker
11/03/16 Former Clerk Sentenced Will Not Have to go Back to Jail
11/01/16 Ex-Gaston Town Clerk Cited for Missing Funds
10/26/16 Ex-Golf Course Worker Sentenced for Theft
10/25/16 Former Gary Employee Indicted on Theft Charges
10/24/16 Former Gary Employee Indicted in Computer Equipment Theft Scheme
10/20/16 Former Knox County Waste District Chief Charged with Theft
10/18/16 Former Wicker Park Clerk Named in Audit
10/17/16 State Claims Money Missing From Wicker Memorial
10/14/16 Audit: Liberty Township Trustee Must Return $15,000
09/20/16 Former SWMD Director Arrested; Charged with Embezzling more than $100,000
09/20/16 Fmr. Knox Co. Waste Director Accused of Embezzling over $100K
09/20/16 Former Knox Co Official Accused of Theft
09/20/16 ISP: Former Director of Knox County Solid Waste District Arrested for Theft
09/20/16 Former Knox County Solid Waste District Director Arrested for Theft
09/18/16 Containers Missing from Water Treatment Plant
09/15/16 City Investigating Empty Containers Missing from Monroe Water Treatment Plant
09/02/16 North Miami Schools Penalized for Late Tax Filings
08/12/16 Grand Jury Indicts Pulaski Ex-Sheriff
08/11/16 Former Pulaski County Sheriff and Chief Deputy Indicted by Grand Jury
08/10/16 Grand Jury Indicts former Pulaski Co. Sheriff, Chief Deputy
08/10/16 Former Northern Indiana Sheriff Charged with Stealing Guns
08/10/16 Former Pulaski County Sheriff Indicted by Grand Jury
07/26/16 Former Extra-Curricular Treasurer at Castle High School Sentenced for Embezzlement
06/25/16 Former City Worker Charged with Theft
06/17/16 Fired Central HS Secretary Repays $20,000 plus Penalties
06/14/16 Logansport Audit Reveals Financial Misreporting
06/10/16 Wayne Township Firefighter Accused of Theft
06/10/16 7th Circuit Affirms Government Employees Must Resign after Elected to Office
06/10/16 Firefighter, Ex-Trustee Charged with Official Misconduct, Theft
06/08/16 Audit Finds Former Munster School Bosses Owe Town $851,000
06/08/16 State Audit Says Former Munster School Leaders Overpaid
06/08/16 Retired Munster Administrators Asked to Repay $851,000
06/06/16 State audit questions former Lawrence mayor's management, overspending
05/23/16 State Investigation Finds 'Deficiencies' in Small Claims Court
05/10/16 State Audit of MCS Finds Reporting Errors
04/05/16 Ex-Kennard Clerk-Treasurer Indicted for Wire Fraud
04/01/16 Ex-Township Trustee Ordered to Repay More Than $50K
03/31/16 Ex-Trustee to Pay Back More than $40,000
03/24/16 Woman to Serve 6 Months for Stealing Fund from FWCS
03/23/16 State not Notified of Missing Funds
03/22/16 Former German Township Clerk Charged with Fraud, Forgery
03/21/16 Former Prairie Township Trustee Ordered to Pay Back Thousands in Unpaid Taxes
03/11/16 Theft Charge for Former Cloverdale Utility Clerk
03/03/16 Call6: Ex-County Surveyor Owes $47K
03/02/16 Mary Ray sentenced to 84 months
02/25/16 2014 Audit Critical of City
02/17/16 State Audit Cites District's Untaxed Gift Cards
02/11/16 Audit: Former Principal owes $20K
02/10/16 State Seeks Repayment from Former Lake Central Principal
02/10/16 Former Sheriff Tied to Investigation of Missing Weapons, Money
02/05/16 Audit: Ex-Sheriff on Hook for Missing Guns, Ammunition
02/03/16 Chesterton Working to Fix Audit Issues
02/03/16 Woman Faces 12 Years on Probation for Thefts from TH Airport Accounts
02/02/16 Judge Freezes Former Gary Worker's Assets Pending Lawsuit
02/02/16 Woman Arrested for Theft and Fraud Avoids Prison Time by Taking Plea Deal
01/29/16 Attorney General Sues ex-Gary Employee over Fraud Scheme
01/28/16 State Sues Former Gary City Employee for Nearly $1.4M in Missing Items
01/28/16 State Sues Former Gary Worker in Computer Fraud Scheme
01/23/16 Brown Pleads Guilty to in Animal Shelter Theft
01/22/16 Ex-Clerk Arrested Following State Investigation
01/19/16 Former Mayor Soderquist to Plead Guilty, Drop Motion for New Trial
01/06/16 Audit Finds Township Trustee was Paid Extra, Misused Funds
01/05/16 Trustee Accused of Mishandling Funds
12/23/15 Audit: Ex-township trustee owes $16K
12/11/15 2013 Audit of Jeffersonville Shows Poor Record-Keeping
12/02/15 State Audit: Lake Station Schools Lack Oversight
11/21/15 Brown Ordered to Repay County Nearly $10,000
11/10/15 State Audit Determines Money Missing at KVMS
11/10/15 Ex-Trustee in Johnson County Arrested on Theft and Official Misconduct
11/05/15 Attorney General Files Suit Against FWCS' Ex-Purchasing Agent
11/05/15 Suspect in FWCS Theft Sued by State
11/04/15 AG Suing Former FWCS Purchasing Agent
11/04/15 Former FWCS Buyer Sued by State for $27K in Stolen Funds
11/04/15 AG Sues Ex-Purchasing Agent to Recover more than $27K in Public Funds
11/02/15 Hebron Police Knocked in State Board of Accounts' Audit for Gun Sales
11/02/15 State Tells Hebron Polic Dept. to Stop Selling Guns
11/02/15 Hebron Police Knocked in Audit for Gun Sales
10/30/15 State Tells Hebron Police to Stop Selling Handguns
10/22/15 State: Nearly $1.4M Worth of iPads, Other Items Missing in Gary
10/21/15 Fired Gary Worker Asked to Pay Back $1.38 Million
09/30/15 Three ECI Public Libraries Cited
09/28/15 Former Speedway Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Town Funds
09/28/15 Ex-Speedway Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Theft, Won't Serve Jail Time
09/28/15 Former Speedway Fire Chief Pays Back $58K Stolen from Town
09/28/15 Speedway's Ex-Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing $58K from Town
09/28/15 Ex-Speedway Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Theft and Official Misconduct
09/29/15 Former Speedway Fire Chief Sentenced
09/28/15 Speedway's Ex-Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing $58K from the Town
09/17/15 Ray Convicted of Embezzling
09/16/15 State Critical of Gary Schools Financial Records
09/16/15 Auditors Say Financial Records at Gary Schools in Disarray
09/15/15 State Auditors Find Gary School Finances in Disarray
09/10/15 13 Investigates: 911 Funds Misused in Some Indiana Counties
09/07/15 State Agency: Former Clark County Commissioners Overstepped Authority
09/06/15 State Finds Fault with Payments Made from Clark-Floyd Landfill Funds
09/03/15 Ex-Speedway Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Theft, Avoids Prison
09/03/15 Felony Theft Charges Filed Regarding Missing Shelter Funds
09/03/15 Criminal Charges Filed Against Former Speedway Fire Chief Accused of Misusing Town Money
09/03/15 Former Chief of Speedway Fire Department Charged With Theft, Official Misconduct
09/03/15 Former Speedway Fire Chief Accused of Misusing Money Faces Criminal Charges
09/03/15 Former Speedway Fire Chief Expected to Plead Guilty to Theft, Official Misconduct
09/03/15 Former Speedway Fire Chief Agrees to Plead Guilty
08/29/15 Audit Finds RHS Athletics Accounting Violations
09/03/15 Ex-Speedway Fire Chief Mark Watson Criminally Charged
08/17/15 AG Files Lawsuit Against Former Warsaw Schools Maintenance Director
08/17/15 Zoeller Files Lawsuit Against Former Warsaw Schools Maintenance Director
08/17/15 AG Seeking Restitution Over Alleged Warsaw Schools Kickbacks
08/17/15 Former Warsaw Maintenance Director Sued by Indiana AG
08/17/15 A.G Files Suit Against Former Warsaw Schools Maintenance Director
07/30/15 AG Files Suit Against Ex-Speedway Fire Chief
07/30/15 Attorney General Sues Disgraced Former Speedway Fire Chief Accused of Misusing $62,000
07/30/15 Attorney General Zoeller Files Civil Cuit Against Former Speedway Fire Chief Over Theft Allegations
07/30/15 Lawsuit: Ex-Speedway Fire Chief Embezzled Taxpayer Funds for Personal Use
07/30/15 Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Former Speedway Fire Chief Accused of Misusing $62,000
07/23/15 Audit: Ex-School Employee Responsible for Nearly $1M Loss
07/22/15 State Board Alleges Corporation was Overcharged
07/21/15 After Theft, Merrillville to Fund Town Court
07/19/15 Town Receives Insurance Settlement Tied to Former Employee Theft
07/10/15 Speedway Audit: Former Fire Chief Accused of Misusing more than $61,000 in Town Funds
07/10/15 Audit: Former Speedway Fire Chief Misused $62,000 in Town Money before Sudden Resignation
07/10/15 Audit: Former Speedway Fire Chief Misused over $62,000
07/10/15 Audit Finds Ex-Speedway Fire Chief Used Thousands of Dollars in Town Funds for Personal Expenses
07/10/15 Former Speedway Fire Chief Accused of Misusing $60,000
07/10/15 Audit: Ex-Speedway Fire Chief Accused of Misusing $62K in Town Funds
07/03/15 Warsaw School Worker Accused of Taking Bribes
07/02/15 Warsaw School Employee Arrested for Taking More than $100K in Kickbacks
07/02/15 Former Warsaw Schools Employee Arrested
07/02/15 Director of Buildings and Grounds for Warsaw Schools Arrested
07/01/15 Lake Sheriff Investigates Theft of Money from Clerk's Office
06/18/15 ISP Investigating Ex-Sheriff's Office Worker
06/10/15 Former Walkerton Library Director Sentenced to Prison
05/27/15 Former Hammond City Clerk Worker Sentenced to Probation in Theft Case
05/27/15 State Audit Questions Carmel's Financial Books
05/18/15 New Indiana Bills Aimed to Prevent Misappropriation of Public Funds
05/18/15 State Notes Deficiencies in Lake County's 2013 Fiscal Reporting
05/06/15 Agency Gets Help to Track your Tax dollars
05/04/15 Zionsville Man Sentenced for Theft of Federal Program Funds
05/04/15 Ex-Randolph County Secretary Indicted
05/01/15 Former Center Township CFO gets 18 Months for Theft
05/01/15 Former Center Township Official Sentenced to Prison for Theft of $343,000
04/26/15 Audit Cites Lake Station for Lack of Federal Fund Monitoring
04/21/15 $10K Missing from Knox County Parks Department, Woman Arrested
04/15/15 Mishawaka School Board Seeks to Rebuild Trust
04/05/15 Our Opinion: School City Must Gain Control of Finances
04/03/15 Microbrewery Production Increase, Other Measures Headed to Pence
03/28/15 Audit Faults School City of Mishawaka
03/23/15 Munster Can't Use TIF Funds to Maintain Centennial Park, Appeals Panel Says
03/21/15 State Board of Accounts Finds Windfall's Record Keeping in Disarray
03/19/15 Feds: Township Official Must Pay Back Taxes to IRS
03/19/15 Ex-LaPorte County Official Owes IRS
03/15/15 Fired Public Servants Targets of Grant Jury
03/13/15 State Audit Finds More on Monroe County Bookkeeping Issues
03/13/15 State Audit Finds More on Monroe County Bookkeeping Issues
03/09/15 Former E.C. Library Board Members Must Repay Benefits
03/03/15 County Footing Bill for Missing Shelter Funds
02/27/15 Region Lawmakers Win Approval for their Priorities
02/26/15 Corruption Continues a Government Budgets Go Unchecked