Robert Joel Gordanier, a former mayor and public safety official in the small town of Lakeside, was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to charges related to the sale of police vehicles to his daughter.
A 77-year-old Jefferson County man who served as the mayor, police and fire chief of the tiny town of Lakeside pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one felony and one misdemeanor charge and was sentenced to four years of probation. Gordanier’s other charges — two counts of embezzlement, two counts of official misconduct and felony theft — were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
Investigators accused Gordanier of buying police vehicles from other jurisdictions and selling them to his daughter, former Town Clerk Brenda Hamilton, for a fraction of their market value. Hamilton allegedly resold the vehicles to make a profit. Gordanier cannot serve in any office “or engage in any employment of public trust” like mayor, councilmember or police officer while on probation, the DA’s office said
EMBEZZLEMENT OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT PROSECUTION PUBLIC OFFICIALS CORRUPTION
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