PERU – Following a comprehensive investigation led by Indiana State Police Peru Detectives, Scott Bumgardner, 50, of Wabash, was arrested on numerous felony theft charges spanning Grant and Huntington Counties.
The investigation began in October 2023 when Marion Community Schools alleged significant misappropriation of funds by Bumgardner while he was the corporation’s chief financial officer. Subsequent findings uncovered alleged embezzlement totaling over $26,000 between August and October 2023.
Detectives secured a Grant County arrest warrant for Bumgardner after a thorough investigation, which led to his remand to the Grant County Jail in December 2023.
Further investigation revealed additional instances of theft at the Huntington County Community School Corporation, where Bumgardner had previously served as a business manager. Over $458,000 had purportedly been misappropriated between 2018 and 2022.
Subsequently, detectives obtained a Huntington County arrest warrant for Bumgardner. On March 19, 2024, he was arrested and taken to the Wabash County Jail on charges of corrupt business influence, a Level 5 felony, theft, a Level 5 felony and 19 counts of theft, a Level 6 felony
Assistance during the investigation was provided by troopers from the Peru Post, Wabash City Police Department, Indiana State Board of Accounts, Grant County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Huntington County Prosecutor’s Office.
