ST. GABRIEL — An Iowa man known as “Santa Ames” was extradited to Louisiana over the weekend and booked in Iberville Parish on charges stemming from a nearly $40,000 theft.
David Greulich, who claims to be a trusted professional Santa Claus in the Ames, Iowa, community, is accused of stealing $37,000 from a St. Gabriel woman’s retirement account.
The St. Gabriel Police Department said the woman reported the missing funds on March 31, and investigators tracked the stolen funds to an account in Ames. After getting in touch with the involved bank, the police department identified Greulich as a suspect…