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They have to get the $60,000 they kick back to the City every year from somewhere. 

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DUBOIS — On a spring day in March 2020, as Pennsylvania teetered on the brink of the COVID-19 lockdown, an anonymous letter arrived at State Police offices.
The letter, signed “Concerned Citizens,” outlined potential wrongdoing by Herm Suplizio, the politically connected manager of DuBois, a small city about two hours northeast of Pittsburgh.
Suplizio, the letter asserted, was directing money from a nonprofit he oversaw to DuBois, where he controlled nearly all government operations — an unusual move that raised questions about its legality.
Now, Suplizio, 62, faces sweeping corruption charges. The Office of Attorney General announced in late March that Suplizio had been arrested for stealing more than $600,000 from public accounts over which he had signatory control. Investigators with that office also allege Suplizio then lied on his tax returns to snag a bigger refund from the government.
The overall scheme was so elaborate, according to the AG’s office, that investigators with extensive backgrounds in organized and financial crimes were brought in to untangle what charging documents describe as a web of money moving in and out of accounts, with little oversight or accountability.
Now, this city of about 7,400 people is left to wonder: If Suplizio is convicted, how could such a large theft occur in a place so small without anyone noticing?
“I want to know what rock that you guys live under,” Ron Trzyna, DuBois’ city manager from 2000 to 2005, told the City Council at its meeting the week after Suplizio’s arrest.
Lawyers for Suplizio did not respond to several requests for comment. He faces 15 criminal counts, including theft and conflict of interest. Among them are six felony charges, each carrying a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
In a surprising twist, a key court document in the case against Suplizio is sealed. The document is traditionally made public once charges against someone are announced and provides more detail about a case.
Attorney General Michelle Henry’s office refused to explain the reason for sealing the presentment, even though Suplizio has been officially charged with crimes. Instead, it issued a public statement on the case and then produced an underlying document detailing the charges only after Spotlight PA specifically requested it.
Deep roots
“Best place to work, best place to live.”
So goes the motto for the City of DuBois.
DuBois is surrounded by Sandy Township, which got its name from Sandy Lick Creek, a natural divider of the city flowing from east to west. Early settlers developed the area’s resources — lumber, coal, and rich soil — through the growth of railroads and manufacturing mills. Today, health care, retail, and schools support the local economy, with Penn Highlands DuBois hospital ranking as the biggest employer in Clearfield County.
The city is only one of a handful in Pennsylvania that has adopted an optional form of government known as the “council-manager plan.” It gives an appointed city manager a wide swath of powers over the day-to-day operations of the government.
DuBois’ City Council appointed Suplizio to the city manager’s job in 2010, according to court papers, a position that comes with an annual salary of more than $80,000. He had the power to appoint the chief of police, and decided which employees received raises or bonuses.
So strong was his authority, that the city’s mayor reported to him.
He was also a trusted associate of people with power and wealth.
In 2020, the top Republican in the state Senate, Joe Scarnati, announced his retirement and hand-picked Suplizio to be his successor. “I have personally worked with Herm Suplizio for over 20 years and I know him as a man of his word who cares deeply for our area,” Scarnati, who did not return a request for comment, said in an essay at the time.
Scarnati, a prolific fundraiser, used his political committee to shower Suplizio’s ultimately unsuccessful campaign with tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. So did a former political committee chaired by Peter Varischetti, a member of a politically prominent Western Pennsylvania family that runs a nursing home chain, among other businesses.
Varischetti did not respond to a request for comment.
Scarnati launched a lobbying firm with another member of the Varischetti family after he left public office. DuBois is now one of his firm’s clients — a contract that, under DuBois’ form of government, had to be negotiated by Suplizio.
Even before he became city manager, Suplizio had deep roots in DuBois, serving as a volunteer firefighter and fire chief as well as the mayor for a decade.
When he announced his run for the state Senate, his supporters cited his work in obtaining millions of dollars in state grants and private dollars to revitalize DuBois. From late 2015 to the present, for instance, the city received more than $7.5 million in grants from Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development, state records show.
In addition to serving as city manager, Suplizio was the executive director of the DuBois Area United Way, earning an annual salary of $30,000. The charitable organization announced Suplizio’s resignation and the appointment of a new director in the week following his arrest.
He was also, according to the charges, deeply involved in organizing the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department’s premier annual celebration: Community Days.
The much-anticipated two-day event held in June marks the anniversary of the 1888 Great DuBois Fire, which destroyed much of the city and led to the creation of the volunteer fire company. Festivities include food, games, fireworks, live music, and a parade.
It was one of the many hats Suplizio wore, according to the attorney general’s office, that gave him access to bank accounts flush with taxpayer and private money he would use to pay his personal expenses.
According to investigators, Community Days was underwritten both by the city and private donations. Four accounts were used to collect cash or pay for services involving the festival, but they weren’t controlled by the fire department or monitored by city officials.
Law enforcement officials said Suplizio routinely withdrew money from those accounts, diverting tens of thousands of dollars into personal bank accounts, or using them to pay his credit card bill and even to make political contributions — including $3,000 to Scarnati.
Suplizio also used some of the cash from those accounts to reimburse himself for work-related expenses, according to the attorney general’s office; he would then claim those expenses as unreimbursed on his personal taxes to lower his taxable income.
Between April 2014 and June 2019, for instance, the AG alleges Suplizio tapped one of the Community Days-related bank accounts, called the Parade Committee account, to write 15 checks to his Visa credit card account totaling just over $131,000.
Nine of those payments, totaling just over $74,108, were for personal expenses charged to his credit card. Investigators didn’t detail specifically what they say the money bought, but said his personal charges generally included vacations, utility bills, and department store purchases.
The attorney general’s office claims Suplizio also tapped DuBois’ general fund account, as well as the local United Way’s bank account, on the same day in 2014 to make two cash transfers, totaling just shy of $6,000 to his personal savings account.
Neither transfer, investigators said, was associated with an expense reimbursement request by Suplizio.
From 2014 to 2021, Suplizio also received reimbursements from the United Way for mileage and cell phone charges amounting to $2,580 per year, according to the AG; he also was reimbursed for mileage and cell phone charges from DuBois. In both instances, he claimed those amounts as unreimbursed business expenses on his taxes, “essentially triple dipping,” the affidavit of probable cause that describes evidence gathered by investigators in Suplizio’s case said.
Law enforcement officials allege Suplizio separately pocketed thousands of dollars from city contractors.
One example: DuBois sold its water to various companies drilling for natural gas around the city. One of them, EOG Resources, entered into a contract to buy water from the city. But when investigators subpoenaed the company for the contract, they were surprised to learn there wasn’t an official contract. Instead, there were one-page letters from the city, signed by Suplizio, memorializing phone conversations about how much the city would charge per gallon for water.
From 2004 to 2015, EOG made 22 payments, including three checks over $1 million each, according to the AG. Those large checks were made out to the City of DuBois, but stamped and deposited into an “unknown account,” investigators said.
Five payments from EOG were allegedly made directly to Suplizio. The attorney general’s office said copies of the checks note that they were payments for equipment Suplizio was selling to the company, which investigators said amounted to a conflict of interest: He was benefitting personally from a company that he was also negotiating with in his day job as city manager.
Another company, Advance Disposal Systems, had a contract with the city for waste disposal, and paid a quarterly $15,000 administrative fee, by check, to the city for handling its billing, according to the attorney general’s office. Those checks were placed in accounts affiliated with the Community Days event.
But when investigators reviewed several years’ worth of budgets for the event, they said the payments from ADS were penciled in as being much lower, in the $1,000 range.
They also discovered that ADS began paying the quarterly administrative fee six years before the city began handling the company’s billing.
In reality, law enforcement officials wrote in charging papers, those administrative payments were “simply a way for Suplizio to receive ‘kick-backs.’”
ADS was bought by another company, Waste Management, in late 2020. In an email, Waste Management spokesperson Erika Deyarmin said the company is “reviewing our contract with the City of DuBois and has no comment at this time.”
Checks and balances
In theory, checks and balances are baked into the city’s system for tracking finances.
The city’s treasurer and onetime controller, Lisa LaBrasca Becker, and the city’s finance officer, DeLean Shepherd, both testified before a grand jury empaneled by the attorney general’s office to hear evidence in Suplizio’s case. They provided a roadmap for how money coming in and out of city coffers is accounted for.
Bills for city-related expenses pass through the city controller, who reviews them and stamps any corresponding checks and receipts, according to the affidavit. In DuBois, the controller (who is paid $100 every month) does not have an office, and instead receives a call or text when bills need to be reviewed.
The City Council also looks over those expenses and approves them. The finance director then prints the checks, and the treasurer signs them.
The treasurer also tracks all money coming into DuBois’ coffers — which is supposed to be deposited initially into the city’s general fund — and ensures it’s allocated to the correct bank account. The treasurer’s office then generates a monthly report with the most up-to-date balances for each bank account, and any money flowing in and out of them. The City Council then reviews those reports.
LaBrasca Becker testified that she knew ADS had a contract with the city, but had no idea the company was paying a $15,000 quarterly administrative fee. If such payments existed, she said, she should have been made aware of them, so she could include them in her monthly reports.
The city’s auditors review DuBois’ finances annually, but the scope is limited to money flowing in and out of city bank accounts and included on those reports.
LaBrasca Becker said she had no knowledge or oversight over the Community Days bank accounts, and that the accounts weren’t included in monthly reports.
Several witnesses who testified before the grand jury in Suplizio’s case said the Community Days bank accounts were overseen by a separate “parade committee.” Court papers provide no information about who was on the committee, or how the committee approved money flowing in or out of the accounts.
These records are also largely silent on how closely city officials tracked money from city coffers that was paid to Suplizio for his expenses, except to note this: One city official testified that she could not recall an instance where Suplizio submitted any receipts when filing for reimbursement for work-related expenses.
‘Heads in the sand’
City officials have said little since the charges against Suplizio became public in March.
Just a week before Suplizio’s arrest, council members unanimously approved an extension to his contract, two years before it was set to expire in 2025. After Suplizio was charged on March 20, DuBois City Solicitor Toni Cherry released a statement on behalf of the council that appeared supportive of the city manager.
“For over two decades, Herm has served DuBois with a passion and determination that has grown its reputation and profile well beyond that of similar cities,” the statement to radio news station WPSU said. “We are committed to ensuring integrity is maintained within DuBois city government, which, we believe epitomizes Herm’s tenure as city manager.”
Suplizio remained in his city job for a few days before the City Council abruptly changed course and placed him on paid leave.
He will continue receiving his “base salary pay,” interim City Manager Chris Nasuti told Spotlight PA, but Suplizio “does not have access to the city building, systems, or networks and is not being contacted or consulted regarding city business.”
The City Council also voted to rescind the contract extension for Suplizio.
City officials are “hiding their heads in the sand and saying, ‘We didn’t know anything,’” said Trzyna, the former city manager.
Trzyna told Spotlight PA he was “not well-liked” in that position because he raised questions about fire department spending. He said he left the job in 2005 with “some ill feelings on my part.”
He believes DuBois officials had a role in enabling Suplizio’s alleged wrongdoings because oversight of city finances was essentially nonexistent.
Trzyna is concerned that the disappointing handling of the allegations by DuBois officials so far would jeopardize the city’s ongoing consolidation with Sandy Township. DuBois and Sandy Township officials have pitched the consolidation as a way to reduce overlap of government services between the two municipalities and to attract new businesses.
The consolidation was approved by voters in 2021 — with a razor-thin margin of 1% among Sandy Township voters — after three failed attempts in previous decades. Suplizio is a member of the consolidation committee and chairs the subcommittee on fire services.
“The City’s fiscal status was a driving issue in the consolidation effort, and if some of the City’s revenues were misdirected and funds misspent, we must learn how it affects the assumptions underlying the consolidation analysis,” Sandy Township Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Kevin Salandra, a key figure in the consolidation effort, wrote in a statement.
Sandy Township called for an independent investigation of DuBois’ financial accounts and for “anyone at the City involved in this deception and impropriety to step aside.” Nasuti told Spotlight PA in an April 6 email that a forensic analysis of the city’s finances is underway with help from the Department of Community and Economic Development.
The township said it hasn’t decided “whether and under what conditions the consolidation may be called into question.”
Tension rose briefly during the March 27 council meeting, when a DuBois resident disputed Trzyna’s public comment that council members should face resignation, arguing that Suplizio is innocent until proven guilty.
“You don’t know what it’s going to be at the end, but you’re all hanging him already,” the person said.
“Herm has done a lot of good things for the city of DuBois,” Trzyna told Spotlight PA. “But I think it all went to his head and [he] said, ‘I can do whatever I want to do.’ And we as city residents and taxpayers [are] just as much at fault as the government.
“I fault them because they didn’t oversee things. But I also fault all the citizens in the city of DuBois, and myself included, that we … never questioned.”
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As an outsider who ended up here about 3 decades ago, I have observed nastiness and stupidity from both sides.  The first 20 years I recall city and township suing each other non-stop over sewage.  
Lived in Sandy since I arrived.  DuBois it is.  No one has a clue where Sandy Township is, unless you live here.  At least the name DuBois is recognized beyond 30 miles.

Fortunately for us in Falls Creek the borough council didn’t fall for Wasted Management’s (pun intended) proposed increase that would seen the monthly rate increase from $13 per month to $29 by the 3rd year (an 8% to 9% increase per year) and put it out to bid and excepted Hugill Sanitation’s bid of $18.50 per month with an option of a 3% increase each year. They obviously weren’t offered an underhanded kick back like the $60 grand DuBois was getting, nor would have they considered it either! And Hugill can drive from Mahaffey for that price and we still get a monthly dumpster for the residents to use for other than garbage. Fortunately for me I am old enough for the senior rate of $15.75 per month.
DuBois’ contract with Wasted Management definitely needs looked into to see if there was anything illegal in it considering the 60 grand kickback.

According to testimony from DuBois's Finance Officer the garbage payments went directly into the community days account which the finance officer stated the city did not review any of the community days account and were not included in the City's computerize financial system. The auditors only pulled info that was included in the computerize financial system.

Fortunately for us in Falls Creek the borough council didn’t fall for Wasted Management’s (pun intended) proposed increase that would seen the monthly rate increase from $13 per month to $29 by the 3rd year (an 8% to 9% increase per year) and put it out to bid and excepted Hugill Sanitation’s bid of $18.50 per month with an option of a 3% increase each year. They obviously weren’t offered an underhanded kick back like the $60 grand DuBois was getting, nor would have they considered it either! And Hugill can drive from Mahaffey for that price and we still get a monthly dumpster for the residents to use for other than garbage. Fortunately for me I am old enough for the senior rate of $15.75 per month.
DuBois’ contract with Wasted Management definitely needs looked into to see if there was anything illegal in it considering the 60 grand kickback.

Fortunately for us in Falls Creek the borough council didn’t fall for Wasted Management’s (pun intended) proposed increase that would seen the monthly rate increase from $13 per month to $29 by the 3rd year (an 8% to 9% increase per year) and put it out to bid and excepted Hugill Sanitation’s bid of $18.50 per month with an option of a 3% increase each year. They obviously weren’t offered an underhanded kick back like the $60 grand DuBois was getting, nor would have they considered it either! And Hugill can drive from Mahaffey for that price and we still get a monthly dumpster for the residents to use for other than garbage. Fortunately for me I am old enough for the senior rate of $15.75 per month.
DuBois’ contract with Wasted Management definitely needs looked into to see if there was anything illegal in it considering the 60 grand kickback.

Fortunately for us in Falls Creek the borough council didn’t fall for Wasted Management’s (pun intended) proposed increase that would seen the monthly rate increase from $13 per month to $29 by the 3rd year (an 8% to 9% increase per year) and put it out to bid and excepted Hugill Sanitation’s bid of $18.50 per month with an option of a 3% increase each year. They obviously weren’t offered an underhanded kick back like the $60 grand DuBois was getting, nor would have they considered it either! And Hugill can drive from Mahaffey for that price and we still get a monthly dumpster for the residents to use for other than garbage. Fortunately for me I am old enough for the senior rate of $15.75 per month.
DuBois’ contract with Wasted Management definitely needs looked into to see if there was anything illegal in it considering the 60 grand kickback.

More in depth information was in the Courier Express on Tuesday? 😯
https://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/dubois-city-manager-accused-of-committing-over-620-000-in-fraudulent-transactions/article_8ea8f83c-c741-11ed-944b-5ba587c05460.html

Bad enough that he is accused of stealing money from the taxpayers of the City of DuBois and the people that donated to the United Way but to steal from the donations made to the volunteer fire department that he was a long term member of shows that he has no scruples what so ever. 😡

Thank you. Looking at both videos, it shows you with any good security detail, that shooter should of never been able to enter that school. She would of been shot outside, not inside. 
We should hold the government accountable for ALL of these school shootings. Its common sense, SECURE EVERY SCHOOL in the US.  Our elected officials are helping every country EXCEPT ours.  Spend some money to save our children and teachers. God Bless America!

Body cam footage released by the Metro Nashville Police Department of the 2 officers that eliminated this POS shooter before anymore damage could be done.
(Be forewarned that it is pretty graphic)

https://www.facebook.com/MetroNashvillePoliceDepartment/videos/203456248973270/

Just think,  if we took a little a little off of the 120 Billion that was sent to Ukraine. We would be able to hire thousands and thousands more security guards for our schools. We need to protect ALL of our children!!
This is simple to fix. All you need is common sense with LAW & ORDER!  

We can not TRUST any part of the Biden Administration and 90% of our politicians. They don't care about WE the PEOPLE, all they care about is MONEY in their pocket!!  

Even the media is referring to this killer as a she.  The killer was born and raised as a she.  Why are you referring to her as a he?   
It's mental illness and needs treated as such instead of acceptance.  
The mental illness remains even if society accepts preferred pronouns.
We need a hospital like Warren has in every town across America to end this madness.

Such a sad situation that this kind of thing is still happening and at a Christian school and by a female. And who gives a 💩 what she identifies as, she was born with female parts she’s a female.
 I just can’t wrap my head around what would possess anyone from purposely gunning down innocent helpless children, definitely a sick individual. Thankfully the police got there in time to kill her while she was actively shooting before she took anymore lives.
I don’t know what the answer is, all I can do is say a prayer for the families of these 3 children and 3 adults that were killed and those students, teachers, LEO’s, and EMS personnel that had to witness it.

Toni Cherry cannot represent Herm and the City.  She is employed by the city, and Herm would be a conflict of interest.  He will have to get his own lawyer.

I haven’t personally seen it at night but I think it looks awesome.

More in depth information was in the Courier Express on Tuesday? 😯
https://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/dubois-city-manager-accused-of-committing-over-620-000-in-fraudulent-transactions/article_8ea8f83c-c741-11ed-944b-5ba587c05460.html

Bad enough that he is accused of stealing money from the taxpayers of the City of DuBois and the people that donated to the United Way but to steal from the donations made to the volunteer fire department that he was a long term member of shows that he has no scruples what so ever. 😡

More in depth information was in the Courier Express on Tuesday? 😯
https://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/dubois-city-manager-accused-of-committing-over-620-000-in-fraudulent-transactions/article_8ea8f83c-c741-11ed-944b-5ba587c05460.html

Bad enough that he is accused of stealing money from the taxpayers of the City of DuBois and the people that donated to the United Way but to steal from the donations made to the volunteer fire department that he was a long term member of shows that he has no scruples what so ever. 😡

And yet he still is working?  That's a slap in the face to the citizens of DuBois.  How does the state go about taking over? 

DuBois City Manager accused of committing over $620,000 in fraudulent transactions
By Elaine Haskins
and Ben Destefan newsroom@thecourierexpress.com
DuBOIS — On Monday, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office filed felony theft and misdemeanor fraud charges against DuBois City Manager John “Herm” Suplizio, who is accused of committing more than $620,000 in fraudulent transactions from public accounts associated with the City of DuBois, DuBois Area United Way and DuBois Volunteer Fire Department, according to a criminal complaint filed at Magisterial District Judge David Meholick’s office.
According to a press release from the Attorney General’s Office, Suplizio, 62, of DuBois, “allegedly committed $620,815 in fraudulent transactions, using funds from city bank accounts and the DuBois Area United Way account to pay his personal credit card bills, make political donations and gamble. The majority of the funds came from accounts for Community Days, an annual summer event presented by the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department, for which Suplizio and his secretary were the sole signatories.”
Suplizio, who is also the executive director of the DuBois Area United Way, is charged with five third-degree felony counts of theft by unlawful taking; a felony count of restricted activities, eight misdemeanor charges of fraudulent returns and a second-degree misdemeanor of misapplication of entrusted property, according to court documents.
“A Grand Jury investigation found that, in addition to the fraud, Suplizio used his position as city manager to enter into contracts with businesses for which he received personal benefits. From 2014-2021, Suplizio also provided false information on his tax returns, paying for numerous charges with public money and claiming those charges as unreimbursed expenses on his taxes,” according to the press release.
Suplizio waived his preliminary hearing Monday, with unsecured bail set at $100,000. His formal arraignment is scheduled for April 12 in the Clearfield County Annex Courtroom.
Investigation
According to the criminal complaint, the 48th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury conducted an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds from the DuBois Area United Way, a nonprofit agency, that ultimately led to the discovery of fraudulent activity in connection with bank accounts held by the City of DuBois.
The complaint states that it was determined that beginning in 2014, Suplizio reportedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from these public accounts over which he had signatory authority.
Suplizio is also accused of providing false information on his personal income tax returns for several years, claiming that he incurred unreimbursed expenses in connection with his work for the United Way and the City of DuBois in order to receive a greater refund from the government, according to the complaint.
The Grand Jury heard testimony that on March 13, 2020, an anonymous letter was sent to the Pennsylvania State Police advising that although the United Way has 25 nonprofit groups that are to receive a portion of the money that is donated, Suplizio was allegedly directing the donations to the City of DuBois. The writer enclosed tax forms for the United Way for years 2013-17; a one-page spreadsheet listing the United Way beneficiaries for the years 2013-17; the monetary amounts provided to each entity, and, the totals for the funds listed in the Schedule I form (funds distributed by the United Way) and the 990 Part IX form (reports of funds distributed by the United Way that was prepared by the IRS). The letter was signed, “Anonymously Yours, Concerned Citizens.”
The identity of the writer of the anonymous letter was ultimately confirmed by police and they were able to corroborate the information contained in the letter through witness interviews and a review of financial records, the complaint stated.
Listed in the affidavit was testimony from four people — two from the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department and two from the City of DuBois. Their testimony detailed the structure and finances of the fire department and the structure and financial approvals of the City of DuBois.
Financial analysis
Search warrants were executed on April 6, 2022, at the following locations: Suplizio’s residence on Munroe Street, DuBois; Suplizio’s office at the United Way; and Suplizio’s office and his secretary’s office at the City of DuBois.
Investigating officers seized the following items of note during the execution of the search warrants: A ledger from 2011 to present for Community Days checking account; budgets including income and expenses for Community Days for the year 2019, 2021 and 2022; Suplizio’s tax returns with the corresponding receipts and cash ($1,000 from Suplizio’s office at the United Way; $800 from Suplizio’s office at the city; and $17,000 from his residence).
The financial analysis conducted by investigators showed Suplizio used five public bank accounts for theft and tax fraud, the complaint said. The following three charts summarize Suplizio’s alleged total theft from those public accounts and total tax fraud associated with those public accounts:

Payments from Advanced Disposal, now Waste Management
As part of its contract with the city, Advanced Disposal (ADS) was required to pay a quarterly $15,000 administration fee to the city. Records revealed several $15,000 payments from ADS were deposited into the CD account or Community Fund checking account.
‘Comingling’ of funds within personal accounts
The investigation reviewed 26 personal accounts held by Suplizio alone or jointly with family members. Of those accounts, four accounts appeared to be “comingled” with public funds.
EOG transactions with the city
During the course of investigation, it was learned that the city had engaged in water sales to several fracking companies, one of which was EOG Resources Inc. EOG is a drilling company that was engaged in fracking and natural gas extraction around DuBois. EOG entered into contracts with the city to buy water to assist in these operations. There were reportedly five different transactions involving payments from EOG directly to Suplizio. It was explained that this was a conflict of interest because Suplizio was making agreements on behalf of the city and then benefiting financially from the sales to the company in a personal capacity. The total amount paid by EOG to Suplizio was $12,323.57.

And an ex fire chief. 

More in depth information was in the Courier Express on Tuesday? 😯
https://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/dubois-city-manager-accused-of-committing-over-620-000-in-fraudulent-transactions/article_8ea8f83c-c741-11ed-944b-5ba587c05460.html

Bad enough that he is accused of stealing money from the taxpayers of the City of DuBois and the people that donated to the United Way but to steal from the donations made to the volunteer fire department that he was a long term member of shows that he has no scruples what so ever. 😡

I haven’t personally seen it at night but I think it looks awesome.

I haven’t personally seen it at night but I think it looks awesome.