Overview
- A criminal grand jury charged Jamie Jones and Christopher Wackerly with embezzlement, grand theft, money laundering, mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, perjury, and forgery.
- Prosecutors say losses topped $100,000 and involved taxpayer funds meant for fire prevention, with an aggravated white-collar enhancement.
- The indictment follows an almost two-year probe that began with questions about grant spending.
- Wackerly is in county custody, and both defendants are expected to be arraigned this week.
- The nonprofit calls the grand jury report 'deeply flawed' as the district attorney notes the indictment is not a conviction and the defendants are presumed innocent.