3 former Columbus Zoo executives indicted in $2.2M corruption scheme

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3 former Columbus Zoo executives indicted in $2.2M corruption scheme
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Three former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium executives engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity that cost the facility more than $2.2 million.

Yost said if any of the trio of indicted executives had done the right thing, the scheme to violate the public trust would never have happened.The zoo announced in March 2022 that it had reached a settlement with Stalf related to the improper spending to pay back $400,000, which an August 2021 forensic audit said he received inappropriately.

The zoo previously also reached a $132,000 settlement with Bell and made a deal with another executive to repay $11,000. That individual was not among those indicted.his client has “accepted responsibility for his role in these offenses from Day 1. He understands the nature of the indictment and, for all intents and purposes, has already made complete restitution.

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