City Gets Repaid $200K From Legal Case
The city of Warsaw’s cumulative capital development fund has been repaid $200,000 from an embezzlement case that goes back over nine years.
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Former Warsaw Street Superintendent Files For Sentence Modification
Lacy Francis Jr., Warsaw’s former street superintendent who was sentenced for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the city, has filed for a sentence modification.
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Ex-Wife Of Former Street Supt. Sued For $955K
SOUTH BEND — The ex-wife of Warsaw’s former street superintendent continues to make headlines for her role in a kickback scheme that police say defrauded the City of Warsaw out of tens of thousands of dollars. Mildred L. Francis, 60, 317 W. Smith St., Warsaw, was sued in … Read More
AG Curtis Hill Wins $955,000 Judgment For Warsaw Following Fraudulent Billing By Employee, Contractor
WARSAW — Following a years-long legal effort, Attorney General Curtis Hill prevailed this week in holding responsible for damages a public employee who bilked the city of Warsaw out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Former Street Superintendent Lacy Francis Jr. participated in a kickback scheme involving a … Read More
Former Street Superintendent Receives 13-Year Sentence
WARSAW — Lacy Francis Jr., former Warsaw Street Superintendent received his sentencing today, July 24, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. The case has been ongoing since December 2013, when a former employee of Pro Form contacted the City of Warsaw Clerk-Treasurer and alleged that Pro Form had been intentionally overbilling the city. … Read More
Former Warsaw Street Superintendent Pleads Guilty
WARSAW — Lacy Francis Jr., former Warsaw Street Superintendent pleaded guilty today, June 12, to several charges relating to his involvement in a scheme to intentionally over bill the City of Warsaw for work. Pursuant to the plea agreement, Francis pleaded guilty to corrupt business influence, a Class … Read More
Former Warsaw Street Superintendent Reaches Plea Deal
WARSAW — A plea deal has been reached for the case of Lacy Francis Jr., former Warsaw Street Superintendent. The case has been ongoing since December 2013, when a former employee of Pro Form contacted the City of Warsaw Clerk-Treasurer and alleged that Pro Form had been intentionally overbilling the … Read More
Former Street Super Arrested For Theft
Mayor Joe Thallemer and the Warsaw Police Department this morning have released information noting formal charges of theft, corruption and providing false information to a government entity will be filed against former street superintendent Lacy Francis Jr. Francis was arrested on eight felonies early this morning. In a … Read More