Feds accuse former Carlyle police chief of wire fraud, theft – Capitol News IL

Now former Carlyle Police Chief Mark Pingsterhaus spent more than $100,000 of public money intended to combat drug use and support a local fire protection district on personal expenses, including basketball tickets, travel, and diamond engagement ring. The federal indictment further alleged that Pingsterhaus engaged in this fraud for more than eight years, in part, to conceal that personal relationship with a public official in a neighboring county.