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hiring professional leadership for the street department, and creating programs for street renewal, narcotics control, youth, tree replacement, and the development of Mount
Cathalia as a recreational facility. Of his ten points, Boucher was able to implement the first five, which he said resulted in "countless tax savings" for the people of Ellenville.
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Trustee Rivan Krieger moved to remove Boucher from office after Boucher signed a check (worth $ 11.63) that should've gone to the New York State Employee's Retirement Fund over to himself. He was later accused of having falsely claimed be a graduate of two colleges. In August
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On April 26, 1971, he pleaded guilty to theft of property under $ 150. Boucher admitted to securing a $ 2,500 loan from the
Maywood Employees Credit Union and pledging the title of a camper truck as collateral. Although the agreement for this loan stated that the title was unencumbered, there was in
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November 16, 1968, Boucher was appointed Village Manager of Ellenville, New York. Upon taking office, Boucher formulated a ten-point "program of progress", which consisted of centralizing purchasing, updating equipment and work methods, improving snow removal, implementing new budget procedures,
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signed an emergency order that would reopen the dump. The town refused to comply with this order and the dump was not reopened until the state
Department of Public Health was granted temporary restraining order by the Suffolk Superior Court. The state agreed to shut down the facility by December 1,
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In August 1971, Boucher's probation was revoked after he failed make any of his scheduled payments to the credit union. At his revocation hearing, Boucher testified that he was unable to secure employment and that his main sources of income were a welfare stipend of $ 256 a month, which he sent to
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he purchased in
Louisiana, and using New York plates issued to a different car on his Cadillac. On May 15, the village board voted to suspend him indefinitely without pay pending an investigation. The investigation found "gross irregularities in his application for employment". Boucher had falsely
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In March 1970, Boucher was named
Village Manager of Maywood, Illinois. On May 6, 1970 he was arrested and charged with theft by deception, improper use of license plates, and failure to register a vehicle in Illinois. Boucher was accused of using the same camper truck as collateral for two loans,
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Boucher was also involved in a controversy over the new Saugus Junior High School. On
October 4, 1967, he announced that he was launching an investigation into defects in the construction of the school. He later alleged that $ 200,000 in funds might have been misused and that he wanted the
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Boucher was married to Betty
Boucher. They had three children. While they were in Saugus, Betty Boucher pushed for the creation of a town theater company. At her urging the Saugus Towncriers, now known as the Theatre Company of Saugus, was founded.
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on the grounds that his rights under the
Illinois and United States Constitutions were violated because his imprisonment would be "tantamount to imprisonment of an indigent for failure to pay a debt". The appellate court affirmed the
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his brother, who was caring of his children, and unemployment benefits of $ 74 a week which he used to pay his rent and to care for his wife, who was in an institution. He was sentenced to one year in
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to investigate if it had jurisdiction. Boucher met with an FBI agent on October 17 to turn over documents relating to alleged misuse of federal funds spent on equipment for the school.
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On May 15, 1971, he was sentenced to three years probation and order to repay the $ 2,500 and $ 300 interest at the rate of $ 200 a month.
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Crosby, Shane (January 7, 1970). "Ellenville's New Manager Likens Self to LaGuardia".
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claimed to have earned bachelor's and master's degrees in public administration from
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Corneau, Roland (December 19, 1967). "Saugus Dump Dispute Headed Back to Court".
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Workman, William (October 10, 1967). "Saugus Defies State, Keeps Dump Closed".
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Corneau, Roland (August 6, 1967). "Saugus Manager Vote Angers Some Residents".
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