Former Obama Aide Adam Fetcher Charged With Felony Fraud Over $200,000-a-Year Minneapolis Job
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Former Obama Aide Adam Fetcher Charged With Felony Fraud Over $200,000-a-Year Minneapolis Job
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Summary
Minnesota prosecutors on Wednesday charged Adam Fetcher, 42, with felony financial transaction fraud after he allegedly used a co-worker’s debit card to buy Kratom at a Minneapolis smoke shop.
Fetcher was fired in early July as Minneapolis’s chief communications officer after police began investigating reports that he stole cash and bank cards from three fellow city employees and spent hundreds of dollars.
Court records cited by local media show Fetcher earned nearly $200,000 a year in the role; people familiar with the case said the alleged thefts began after he returned from rehabilitation and disclosed a substance-abuse problem.
The case adds pressure on Mayor Jacob Frey, who is already facing scrutiny over broader fraud issues in Minneapolis; Fetcher’s attorney declined comment, and he is due in court on Aug. 11.