Saturday, 3 March 2012

McDowell County couple accused of reselling surplus government property

A McDowell County couple has been accused of fraudulentlyacquiring and then reselling more than $500,000 worth of surplusgovernment property.

Gerry Barton, who was administrator of the Berwind Volunteer FireDepartment, and his wife, Brenda, were indicted last week on federalcharges of theft/embezzlement of federal property and violatingfederal money laundering laws.

The couple allegedly bought bulldozers, forklifts and …

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