11.29.09
St Louis Massage Parlors: Chesterfield is buzzing over missing money, resigned officials
CHESTERFIELD — Balanced on the line between Delaware and Madison counties like a tightrope walker, Chesterfield once had a wild reputation for its anything-goes taverns and fabled massage parlors on the outskirts of town. For most of the last decade, however — since the longtime town marshal got busted in a ticket-fixing scam — Chesterfield has been as quiet as the famed spiritualist camp that bears the town’s name.But there’s a noticeable buzz in the town of less than 3,000 people about Chesterfield’s latest scandal, one that prompted the abrupt resignations of the town’s top cop and clerk-treasurer amid reports of the theft of more than $250,000 of the town’s money.No criminal charges have yet been lodged, but a lawsuit filed last week by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller alleges Clerk-treasurer Christopher Parrish, town Marshal James Kimm and three other now-former town employees stole municipal funds by submitting bogus claims for work-related trips that were never taken, vehicle repairs that were never made and building repairs that were never completed.Rela …