THURSDAY October 10, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents 3 former City of White offi cials indicted on RICO violations spired together, with a common plan warrants out on them for not paying the color of the law, individuals who Former City of White police chief, and purpose, to engage in an interre- the fi nes to the municipality, as well as refused to pay fi nes through the City of lated pattern of criminal activity … the “negotiating” the fi ne amounts “so that White municipal court in an effort to en- sergeant and city manager accused motive and effect of which was pecuni- more serious charges would not appear courage future victims of this scheme of ary gain.” on an individual’s criminal or driver his- intimidation and threats to pay the de- of false imprisonment, extortion and Continuing, the indictment alleges tory.” manded fi nes to the City of White,” the theft of funds, among other offenses that the three “illegally profi ted fi nan- Richards, who is King’s spouse and indictment states. cially through their positions through Scheff’s mother-in-law, is also accused The three are additionally accused the use of the police department and the of illegally profi ting by using an on-duty of attempting to cover up their illegal BY JAMES SWIFT (RICO) Act on Wednesday. clerk of municipal court to raise funds City employee for work on her private activities by destroying records and de-
[email protected] David Johnny King, Jane Lanette by a citation scheme that involved issu- property, billing her own commercial leting the City of White’s water depart- Richards and Blake Douglas Scheff are ing city citations and demanding high property at residential water rates and ment software; the bill of indictment A Bartow County grand jury indicted accused of committing a string of RICO fi nes and fees regardless of the actions using points obtained on municipal also alleges that King underreported his the City of White’s former police chief, violations dating from Aug.