IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – About a year after a state audit, a former county employee is being criminally charged.
Wade Schultz, 56, of Lisbon, is the former Operations Superintendent for the Johnson County Conservation Department. He faces felony charges of first and second-degree theft, as well as misdemeanor charges of misconduct in office and tampering with records.
He is accused of stealing around $38,000 in payroll and benefits. The state audit found that he was paid for 864 hours when he wasn’t actually working. The issue was first reported back in August of 2022…