A Craighead County woman who worked as a treasurer/secretary of a fire protection district is accused of stealing over $100,000 from the district, while her husband faces a theft charge in the case as well.
Valarie Renee Eaton, 41, and Ronald Darrell Eaton, 48, both of Cash, were arrested after the months-long investigation by the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office. According to a probable cause affidavit, officials with the Cash Volunteer Fire Protection District called the sheriff’s office March 18 about a recent audit for the fire district.
Authorities later got a subpoena for bank and financial records for the district.
The subpoenas showed Eaton “had paid herself via checks or cash withdraws in excess and estimated $51,000 salary over a 5-year period above what salary Ms. Eaton was approved to receive.”