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Embezzlement Probe Tied to Gambling, Public Official

DES MOINES, Iowa -- An embezzlement investigation in Ottumwa led to a large probe of gambling involving at least one public official.

Wapello County Supervisor Jerry Parker said Friday that his office at the county courthouse and his home in Ottumwa were searched last weekend by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations.

"I think it involves sports betting," Parker, 59, said. "Sad thing is, I officially don't know where this came from, but it's not that big a town."

Parker said nothing was taken from his office, but investigators took 22 items from his home, including an old computer that was not hooked up, telephone bills, his caller ID box, a folder of news articles and a paperback book of card games.

"The (gambling) investigation resulted from a major embezzlement investigation that we were conducting," Steve Bogle, assistant DCI director, said.

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