The Daily Populous Sunday April 28th, 2024 night edition
Authored by kshb.com and submitted by nosotros_road_sodium

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal grand jury issued a 16-count indictment Friday accusing a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer with taking $300,000 in donations from an anti-crime group and using the money for his own expenses.

The indictment was made public Friday after Aaron McKie, 46, was arrested.

McKie is charged with 14 counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering

He worked as a KCMO police officer for 24 years, with most of his career spent in the Crime Free Multi-Housing Section.

He was president of Mid-America Crime Free, Inc., from 2009 to 2023, according a news release from the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri.

The nonprofit was formed to provide training to people who worked in rental housing and to promote anti-crime programs.

According to the indictment, McKie began to defraud donors in July 2009 and lasted until October 2023, according to the news release.

An annual golf tournament, Fairways 4 Fuzz, provided most of the money for the anti-crime group.

More than 100 donors have been identified.

McKie allegedly used the non-profit group's bank account for his personal use.

Here is a breakdown of how the money was spent:

$125,989 in travel, entertainment, restaurants, and bars;

$41,040 in transfers to personal accounts;

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department released a statement on McKie moments after the indictment was announced.

"In September of 2023, our department learned of potential fraud on the part of one of our officers and immediately began an investigation. The alleged fraud involved the financial activity associated with a nonprofit, run by an officer, that assisted with the Crime Free Multi-Housing program."

"We immediately placed the officer involved on suspension pending the outcome of the investigation. Our investigators subsequently forwarded the results of the investigation to the U.S. Attorney’s office for its review."

safely_beyond_redemp on April 27th, 2024 at 15:11 UTC »

Dedicate your life to arresting criminals, only to find the real criminal was in the mirror this whole time.

Carlos-In-Charge on April 27th, 2024 at 14:39 UTC »

Let’s not jump to conclusions here. Maybe the cop just wanted to buy things, but didn’t feel like working, so he simply took the money that wasn’t his so he could have it

KlingonLullabye on April 27th, 2024 at 14:32 UTC »

The cynic in me says he was arrested not for the theft but for not sharing