Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement | Anchorage News

A former Fire Chief and Board Secretary in Delta Junction, Alaska, Michael Paschall, just got sentenced to three years — two to serve — for stealing over $400,000 from the Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire Department. He also faces 10 years probation and must repay nearly $441,000. The theft, uncovered in January after a tip, led to the department’s shutdown when its insurance vanished — and Paschall vanished too, fleeing to North Carolina. This isn’t his first crime: he’s got a 1996 embezzlement conviction. But the community’s resilient — the department’s back up and running, armed with new financial safeguards, rising from the ashes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/15f8f41a6078e339