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Former Monroe County Auditor faces fraud charges

Posted October 12, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A former Monroe County auditor faces fraud and official misconduct charges for allegedly using his county-issued credit card for personal expenses.

Online court records show three fraud counts and the misconduct charge were filed this week against 64-year-old Steve Saulter of Bloomington for using his county-issued credit card 15 times in the fall of 2015 to purchase food and medicine.

The Herald-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2e9QlDG0 ) Saulter admitted making the $620 in purchases, but told a police detective he unintentionally used the office credit card instead of his personal debit card because he was under a lot of personal stress at the time and the cards were similar in appearance.

Saulter's wife had been ill, and she died on Feb. 14.

Saulter was county auditor for 7ˆ½ years before resigning in July.

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Information from: The Herald Times, http://www.heraldtimesonline.com

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