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Clubbeat
Dec 7th 2006, 05:56 AM
From the Savannah Morning News.

Ex-WJCL general manager indicted
Adam Crisp | Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 12:30 am

Federal indictment alleges Mitchell M. Maund bilked station of $200,000 in fraudulent credit card charges.

The former vice president and general manager of WJCL-TV was indicted in federal court Wednesday on charges he defrauded the station and its parent company of more than $200,000.

The 48-count indictment accuses Mitchell M. Maund of using WJCL credit cards to pay for personal expenses such as jewelry, airline tickets and cruise tickets. Included in the indictment are 47 counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud.

Lisa Godbey Wood, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, announced the indictment in a news release issued Wednesday night.

The indictment is the result of a joint federal and state investigation into financial irregularities at the ABC affiliate, according to the statement. The crimes occurred over four years from March 2002 through April 2006.

Dave Tillery, who identified himself as the acting station manager, said he could not comment on the charges because he just started working at the station as a consultant three weeks ago.

He deferred instead to Piedmont Television Holding CEO Paul Brissette. A woman who answered the telephone at Brissette's office said he does not talk to reporters.

The indictment alleges Maund used the U.S. mail and interstate wire communications to carry out his alleged scheme to defraud the TV station.

Each of the 48 counts carries a maximum penalty upon conviction of not more than 20 years in jail and a fine of not more than $250,000.

omb
Dec 7th 2006, 01:03 PM
So the corporate prez does not talk to reporters??

That would make his visits to the stations a little icy, dontcha think???

Bill-1
Dec 8th 2006, 09:43 AM
Nice, the guys that put the news on air get 8 bucks an hour and this guy is ripping the company off. Must have came from government work.

[ December 08, 2006, 09:44 AM: Message edited by: Bill-1 ]

The Mockingbird
Dec 8th 2006, 10:39 AM
Hey now... I guarantee we have to fill out WAY more paperwork for expenses than you in the private sector do.

Clubbeat
Dec 8th 2006, 11:45 AM
Originally posted by Bill-1:
Nice, the guys that put the news on air get 8 bucks an hour and this guy is ripping the company off. Must have came from government work.I used to work there and anybody who was not in management didn't even come close to make $8.00 an hour. More like $7.25 and that's if you're lucky.

The station has the potential to pull itself out of the ratings basement, but they need a compnay and management that has a clue and a plan...a very good long range plan at that.