Investigation Against Five Rivers RC&D Director Demanded Over Nebraska Funds Spent On Husband’s Food Truck

Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley demanded a criminal investigation against Five Rivers RC&D Director Bobbie Meints. Reports say Meints was accused of transferring a total of $219,963 to her husband’s food truck business for seven years.

On September 18, a report filed by the office of Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley demanded a criminal investigation against Five Rivers RC&D’s former executive director Bobbie Meints. Further reports say Meints was accused of conducting 200 financial transactions that transferred a total of $219,963 to Arley’s food truck for seven years.

 

According to Hammel, Arley’s food truck was owned by Arlan, a mobile food vendor in Steinauer and husband of the Five Rivers RC&D Director. Foley further stated that the financial transactions were personal in nature as they appear to be neither for the Five Rivers RC&D services nor approved by its board of directors.

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State Auditor Against Five Rivers RC&D Director

According to Swanson, Foley forwarded his report to the State Attorney General and the Attorney’s Office of Johnson County. Further reports say the audit of the Five Rivers RC&D came after June 2021, following the Secretary of State’s issuance of a certificate that shut down the non-profit organization.

Nonetheless, despite the shutdown, the Five Rivers RC&D reportedly received signed contracts from the Nebraska Environmental Trust in April 2022. As a result, on July 25 of the same year, the Five Rivers RC&D was re-established.

However, on November 16, the Five Rivers RC&D Director resigned and the board accepted the departure. Ultimately, on July 5, 2023, the Secretary of State once again dissolved the Five Rivers RC&D.

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