An outside prosecutor tapped to investigate allegations that the Caldwell Police Department misused public funds said he won’t pursue criminal charges against Police Chief Rex Ingram.
This is the second time Idaho State Police opened an investigation into allegations against the chief. Based on an analysis of the evidence and state law, Boise County Prosecuting Attorney Alex Sosa concluded that Ingram either didn’t violate the law by misusing taxpayer money, or that the evidence was insufficient to prove he did, he wrote in a seven-page letter on his findings to state police.
Sosa wrote in the March 26 letter, which he provided to the Idaho Statesman upon request, that the city made a policy decision to grant the Caldwell Police Department and Ingram “more discretion” in determining which expenditures benefit the agency, which means the chief has the authority to determine how the money should be spent…