GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested the former president of the Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police on a theft charge.
Jeffery McAdams, 52, is charged with stealing more than $56,000 from the Gator Lodge between 2011 and April 2014. He had been the FOP president for 14 years.
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FDLE began its investigation in 2014 at the request of the Gainesville Police Department after questions concerning FOP expenses.
McAdams had sole control over the Lodge debit card, according to the FDLE.
Investigators believe McAdams stole thousands by double billing the FOP for travel expenses, spending money at restaurants and bars and purchasing gift cards that did not benefit the Gator Lodge, the FDLE said.
McAdams turned himself in Monday at the Marion County Jail and has a $12,000 bond.
Attorney General Pam Bondi's Office of Statewide Prosecution will prosecute this case.