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ABINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE ALLEGATIONS SENT TO STATE AGENCIES

(Abington, IN)--Abington Township Trustees are set to meet late Tuesday afternoon for the first time since allegations involving the donation of a used Ohio fire truck claim to light.  The claim by one firefighter is that a trustee falsified a document in order to obtain the donation.  That firefighter was fired and the chief has been suspended.  The allegations are now being submitted to several state agencies, including the State Board of Accounts and State Police.  A criminal investigation is also continuing in central Ohio.  Tuesday's metting is set for 5:30 p.m.  Last week's regularly scheduled meeting was abruptly postponed.