In April the Evansville Fire Department administration contacted the Evansville Police Department in response to discrepancies found during internal equipment and financial audits. EFD administration found records of equipment that was unaccounted for and questionable transactions that had been made with the EFD and the Evansville Fire Department Foundation financial accounts. The purchases and transactions were made by (now retired) Paul H. Anslinger while he was employed by the Evansville Fire Department.
This afternoon, August 6th, an arrest warrant for Anslinger was obtained by the Evansville Police Department Financial Crimes Unit.
As a result of this lengthy investigation Anslinger has been charged with three counts of theft and one count of official misconduct.
