The Gazette
BLACK FOREST, Colo. — The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office said it found no wrongdoing during an investigation into former Black Forest Fire Protection District Chief Bob Harvey’s use of the district’s credit card.
Harvey put four charges on the card, all of which the DA’s office declared were legitimate, according to a letter sent to the district’s board, obtained by The Gazette.
The charges on the card included $450 for a psychiatric visit, $226 to replace lost sunglasses, $100 to replace lost firefighting manuals and $26 to purchase postage for thank-you notes sent to people who donated to the fire station.
The DA’s office found that the first three charges were within the scope of the typical expenses covered by the district. A board member was aware of the charitable efforts to get donations for fire shelters, and would have approved the charges for postage for thank-you notes, the letter from the DA said.
Board chairman Rick McMorran expects to comment on the ruling Thursday after speaking with the DA, according to an email from spokesman Gary Watson.
Harvey resigned from the fire department in August 2014, after a prolonged sick leave following the Black Forest fire in 2013.
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