Society For Savings originated in 1849 as a mutual savings bank, founded by Samuel H. Society Corporation (Society National Bank) Its roots trace back to the National Commercial Bank of Albany, New York in 1825 and Cleveland's Society for Savings, founded in 1849. The merger briefly made KeyBank the 10th largest US bank. Speck said Dalton has recused himself from prosecuting the case due to having worked with PCSO and its employees in other cases, which is standard procedure in matters like this.KeyBank is the primary subsidiary of Ke圜orp, which was formed in 1994 through the merger of Society Corporation of Cleveland ('Society Bank') and Ke圜orp ('Old Ke圜orp') of Albany, New York. That special prosecutor will take the place of Commonwealth's Attorney David Dalton, who serves the 28th Judicial Circuit, which includes Pulaski County. It will ultimately be up to a special prosecutor to review the findings of the KSP investigation to determine whether to prosecute a potential theft case, Speck said. He added that his office has an insurance policy that covers theft, and the office filed a claim with the Kentucky Association of Counties that paid the amount of the missing money. We've completed another audit in July of this year, when the new custodian was hired, and that audit showed no items unaccounted for,' Speck said. Speck said that all cash held in evidence is moved from the office to a bank before the end of the 50-day surveillance loop. 'Of course, as in all cases like this, I can't say anything that could jeopardize possible future prosecution,' he said.Ĭhanges in policy have been made since the disappearance of the money. He said that he cannot provide further details of the crime at this time. Two people who had access still work here,' Speck said. 'They were not dismissed because of this case. Of the four people who had access during the staff transition, two no longer work for the department. Once Speck was told about the possibility of evidence being missing, he said he secured the footage from that timeframe.

Speck said that the evidence room has a surveillance system that records on a 50-day loop. That request was filed on February 10, 2021. When the second audit concluded that the money was truly gone, Speck filed a written request with KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett for State Police to investigate. 'The money was actually seized by the Sheriff's Office in drug investigations that had not gone to court yet,' he said, meaning the evidence should not have been taken to the Judicial Center or have left the room for any court-related reason.Īfter that first audit, Speck states that he ordered a second audit 'because I wanted to be sure that this wasn't a mistake or it wasn't some place that it shouldn't have been.' Speck said he knows the exact amount of money and the exact number of cases, but cannot give specifics due to the ongoing investigation. That audit indicated that an amount of cash, approximately $25,000, belonging to more than one case, was unable to be found. It started in late November, but it was concluded on January 19, 2021,' Speck said. During this transition, a complete audit was conducted of all items in the evidence room, including the cash that was being held. Because of the transition, a total of four people had access to the cash held in evidence. We were changing the primary and secondary. 'In November 2020, we were changing evidence officers due to a resignation. Within the second room is a third level or security, a safe where money is stored. He said that the room has a main door that is kept locked, and within that room is a special room - behind a second locked door - where all drugs, guns and money are stored. The evidence room is protected by a numerical keypunch lock and a special key card.' 'No one else here, including myself, has access to the evidence room,' Speck said. Speck explained that the room in which all evidence is stored is only accessible by two specific people, a primary and secondary evidence officer. It's extremely disappointing that it happened here.' In my career I've seen it happen in all these places. 'These type of thefts unfortunately happen everywhere - businesses, banks, churches, charity organizations, schools, doctors offices, and police and governmental agencies. 'The goal of this investigation has always been to find the perpetrator, charge them, and see them brought to justice,' Speck said.

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