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daron wilkinson left his position at the cedar county jail in december left his position at the cedar county jail in december 2015 after more than two years as administrator. >> dora miller has been tracking the latest all day and joins us now from the newsroom >> reporter: the state auditor and now the dci want to know why $35,000 did not go where it was supposed to go. as a jail administrator wilkinson was responsible for daily operations and that included finding and -- financing and accounting. >> according to a report done by the state auditor daron wilkinson was supposed to collect fees from inmates staying at the jail. a concerned raise of the interim jail administrator showed thousands of dollars missing. along with the room and board fears auditors found discrepancies in multiple different areas. >> our report identifies $26,000 of on deposited collections as well as $7000 of unbilled fees and over $915 of other payouts. >> they cannot track where the money went because most of it goes beyond the jail walls. >> people whether they are elected or appointed or hired they have a
daron wilkinson left his position at the cedar county jail in december left his position at the cedar county jail in december 2015 after more than two years as administrator. >> dora miller has been tracking the latest all day and joins us now from the newsroom >> reporter: the state auditor and now the dci want to know why $35,000 did not go where it was supposed to go. as a jail administrator wilkinson was responsible for daily operations and that included finding and -- financing...
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daron wilkinson was responsible for daily operations. >> according to a report done by the state auditor danson wilkinson was supposed to collect fees from inmates sang at the jail. a concerned raised by the missing.along with the room and board fees, auditors found discrepancies in multiple different areas.mary 11:14:05 "our report identified a dollars of undeposited collections as well as 7,380 dollars of unbilled fees and a little over 950 dollars of excess vacation payout."the over $915 of vacation payout. >> with the auditor says they cannot talk where the money went because most of it was cash transaction the impact of the missing money goes beyond the jail walls. >> people who are elected or appointed, they have resources. they have to do their job appropriately to take wilkinson has not been charged with any crimes.dora miller, fox 28 news a picture perfect fall day across eastern iowa today. today.but that's about the change in a big way. way.chief meteorologist terry swails joins us now with your just two weeks after battling a major flood in cedar rapids, the city made history
daron wilkinson was responsible for daily operations. >> according to a report done by the state auditor danson wilkinson was supposed to collect fees from inmates sang at the jail. a concerned raised by the missing.along with the room and board fees, auditors found discrepancies in multiple different areas.mary 11:14:05 "our report identified a dollars of undeposited collections as well as 7,380 dollars of unbilled fees and a little over 950 dollars of excess vacation...
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daron wilkinson is charged with first-degree theft. he's a former jail administrator, accused of stealing money. he worked for the cedar county sheriff's office for about two that time -- he took up to 36-thousand dollars from the sheriff's office. let's go to storm track seven over minnesota and a cold front to our west. our location in between these two fronts will be one of the causes of breezy south winds will keep that today. as the low pressure attached to the cold front tracks to the northeast, a few showers or thunderstorms may develop today, mainly this afternoon and through, winds will turn to the southwest and eventually northwest by tuesday morning. they will stay gusty, but will help to bring the humidity back down by temperatures back to the 60s and 70s for tuesday and wednesday. another system midweek may bring showers. decision 2016 -- donald trump is calling leaders of the g-o-p naive. election is rigged -- claiming there's large scale voter fraud across the county. house speaker paul ryan saying he's confident the ele
daron wilkinson is charged with first-degree theft. he's a former jail administrator, accused of stealing money. he worked for the cedar county sheriff's office for about two that time -- he took up to 36-thousand dollars from the sheriff's office. let's go to storm track seven over minnesota and a cold front to our west. our location in between these two fronts will be one of the causes of breezy south winds will keep that today. as the low pressure attached to the cold front tracks to the...
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jail.auditor mary mosiman says former jail administrator daron wilkinson failed to deposit more than 35-thousand dollars in inmate room and board and work release fees. wilkinson worked at the jail from 20-13 through 20-15. mosiman says they can't track where the money went -- but it's their responsibility to hold officials accountable. mary 11:18:45 "people who are, whether they are are appointed or they are hired, they have a responsibility regarding public resources, tax dollars and assets. they have to do their job appropriately to take care of the taxpayers money, take care of the taxpayers dollars." dollars."as of right now - no charges have been filed--but the report is now part of a d-c-i investigation cedar rapids is asking the state for money to work on collins road. road.the gazette reports that the city is asking for one- traffic headaches on the busy r. road.right now -- nearly 40- thousand vehicles drive on collins every day -- and traffic is expected to keep inc. increasing.the city is looking to spend up to eight-and a half million dollars to deal with congestion -- a
jail.auditor mary mosiman says former jail administrator daron wilkinson failed to deposit more than 35-thousand dollars in inmate room and board and work release fees. wilkinson worked at the jail from 20-13 through 20-15. mosiman says they can't track where the money went -- but it's their responsibility to hold officials accountable. mary 11:18:45 "people who are, whether they are are appointed or they are hired, they have a responsibility regarding public resources, tax dollars and...
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prison.49-year old daron wilkinson worked at the cedar county jail for 2-and-a-half years before leaving in december 2015.investigators charged wilkinson with first degree theft this weekend. this followed a report by the state auditor that showed roughly 35-thousand dollars of undeposited collections - unbilled fees and improper disbursements during wilkinson's employment. investigators believe wilkinson used his position to embezzle the money from the cedar county sheriff's office over time. students at the university of iowa are now being questioned about a report of an active shooter on campus -that turned out to be a hoax. hoax.officers were called to burge hall on saturday evening just after five..a university spokeswoman says a student received a text message from a friend saying there was an active shooter inside the residence hall. after police arrived - the same student received a second text saying now - no charges have been filed. next month marks 25 years since the university dealt with an actual shooting. former u-i graduate student gang lu went on a shooting spree on campu
prison.49-year old daron wilkinson worked at the cedar county jail for 2-and-a-half years before leaving in december 2015.investigators charged wilkinson with first degree theft this weekend. this followed a report by the state auditor that showed roughly 35-thousand dollars of undeposited collections - unbilled fees and improper disbursements during wilkinson's employment. investigators believe wilkinson used his position to embezzle the money from the cedar county sheriff's office over time....
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daron wilkinson worked as a jail administrator from 2013 until he resigned late last year. the audit found he didn't properly deposit money o work release fees during that time span. but the audit doesn't say what happened to the money. wilkinson doesn't face any charges. first responders flew a wadena man to the hospital after a motorcycle crash early yesterday morning. the fayette county sheriff's office says larry seurer has life- threatening injuries from the crash that happened on cedar and fillmore roads -- a few miles south of elgin. the sheriff's office says seurer lost control of the motorcycle and went into a ditch. a driver-less network could be the future of transportation between iowa city d-o-t has plans for a pilot project to move both people and goods. they will have to put high definition maps into the automated vehicles. those maps will constantly update road conditions. the driverless vehicles would be driving alongside people. d-o-t officials say they chose to test out the technology on 380 because of the high volume of freight traffic. they say most tra
daron wilkinson worked as a jail administrator from 2013 until he resigned late last year. the audit found he didn't properly deposit money o work release fees during that time span. but the audit doesn't say what happened to the money. wilkinson doesn't face any charges. first responders flew a wadena man to the hospital after a motorcycle crash early yesterday morning. the fayette county sheriff's office says larry seurer has life- threatening injuries from the crash that happened on cedar...