State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Monday a team from his office will begin auditing the Delmont Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association as four former members of the fire department are charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars in recent years.
“I was deeply troubled by the theft charges filed against several former members of the fire department,” DePasquale said. “Although the Delmont Volunteer Fire Department Relief Assocation is a separate entity, I want to make certain that the group’s books are in perfect order.”
Four former volunteer fire department members await preliminary hearings on theft allegations dating to 2013: ex-fire Chief Logan Clark, 35; his wife, Heather, 35; ex-treasurer Jason G. Thomas, 37; and Timothy Bucciarelli, 60. A review of nearly four years of department finances led to allegations that the group misspent $60,000, according to documents filed by Westmoreland County Detective Paul Burkey.