Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-04-15
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Former State Insurance Commission
er Under Arrest for Embezzle-
ment OF State Funds.

r. f. NanNalkenburg. former state
insurance commissioner. was arrested
here late yesterday charged with en-
bezzling state funds. He was placed
under $4,000 bonds and date for his |
preliminary hearing set for April Is. !
John NJ Haines. ex-governor, from
whom NanValkenburg received his
appointment as insurance commits
sioner. and A. A. Frazier. we'll
known local attorney went surety as
his bondsmen.
The complaint containing the
charge against NanNalkenburg, al
leges that while he was insurance
commissioner receiving remittances
from insurance companies seeking to
transact business in this state, he en-
bezzled S55s55 between January 3.
1913, and Dec 80, 1914. and appro-
priated the money TO his own use.
VanValkenburg' arrest created a
sensation. He is we'll and promi-
nently known in this city. Appoint
ed January 81. 1913, as insurance
commissioner to relieve Isaac Hatta-
baugh of Grangeville. a democrat. he
came into Office with the former re-
publican administration 1t is reli
ably reported the officials are in pos
session of Information to show tina
the embezzlement started in less thai
. 60 days afterwards. Checks of in
surance companies are alleged [
have been cashed by VanNalkenbur
and part of the money appropriated
- The complaint was sworn to by Gee
:. F. Steele. present insurance commi'
sioner who succeeded Van
Asked IL he cared TO make a stat
-, ment last night regarding the chars
y" preferred against him Mr.. NanNa a
" kenburg replied he did not and hi
y, ~ noting to give out at this time. I
was reached by telephone at his re:
=, dence in the Jones apartments.
- 1t was learned on excellent authC
W ity last night that the evidence ba
~ OF the complaint is to the effect til
the embezzled safe funds includ
n fees for insurance companies to ol
n rate in this state as required by la
nj AS the checks were received by I
ice alleged defaulting insurance comm
hv sioner, the evidence is said to she
ra- they were endorsed by him as &C
ha missioner and taken to the st
he treasurer's Office where O. V. Al
of or Fred NJ. Coleman, defaulting TIRE
or urer and deputy treasurer. were
mi charge. and cashed. Ii is also al
a., -, .
nee ed that there Is eNloehoe 10 sno"
nit in some instances the records OF
oot department as shown by the be
tics were changed to cover up the allie
at shortage. and that certain of the
respondence in connection with
mittances had been removed from
be department.
hey In the mean time insurance
the panies which had made their re
,ok- tances were doing business in
as state only on letters of authoriz;
any from the former insurance com
iise sioner When the cancelled cr
md were inspected and a checking l
ute on the items they covered. IL /
'api- legged to have been discovered
ngs, some of the money in numerou
ness stances was appropriated.
arge checks are said to contain til
the dorsements of the former cor
quit. sioner 1t is reported that the
4 de- shortage will be double the al
ould charged in the complaint and
than to $500.
here Recently following the taking
ntry, of the insurance commissioner
lpartment by Commissioner