Davenport, IA- The former city clerk of Eldridge is being charged with four felonies, for allegedly using over $76,000 in city money for personal expenses.
Radio Iowa reports that Denise Benson was fired last October after working for the City of Eldridge since 1992. She’d been the city clerk for nearly 20 years.
According to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Benson’s home was searched earlier this month and officers found several items purchased with the city’s credit card. Benson is being charged with first-degree theft, unauthorized use of a credit card, identity theft, and forgery.
A special investigation by the State Auditor’s Office was released last month. The report found she used $16,000 worth of city funds to pay her own credit card bills and she also shopped with the city’s credit card for things like toys, clothes, electronics, and a dog door.
