You leave a door open to fraud and someone will walk through that door. Just look at the Bank fraud that nearly destroyed the country via corrupt bankers giving home loans to people with low paying jobs, bad credit and no money down.

So let me get this straight in my mind…. as soon as there was any suspicion that this particular individual was responsible for these thefts he should have been fired…is that what I am hearing?

I wonder how many people would be on here screaming that he was fired without due cause… suspicion is not cause… you need proof… If we are too use suspicion as a determinate as to whether to fire/punish someone then there are a lot of people that would not be walking the streets.

Be careful what you wish for in your blood lust to do away with private probation and put it under “govt” control. Do some research on some of your county employees and you might be surprised what you find some of them have been convicted of.

Remember he is still innocent until proven guilty… that being said… I don’t like the guy…I don’t like his holly er than thow attitude. I have had my run ins with him and hope that he gets what he deserves. I won’t say throw the book at him… but in my opinion he should get a fine equal to what he stole, have to pay the money he stole back to the wronged party and receive two to three years in custody. The min for this crime is 1 year and the max is 20 he does not deserve anywhere near the max, but he does deserve to do more than the minimum, since he is/was an authority figure.

I sometimes question whether people in those positions should not have their consequences doubled.

One question I have for concerned citizen and super Dave is this, how is this Nancy Cladis’ mess she is the aggrieved party in this instance or is she to blame because she hired a person who so it seems stole from her company? If someone you take into your confidence steals from you is it your fault?

EDITOR NOTE–There is an issue–according to some lawyers–of the “BRADY RULING” which involves making exculpatory evidence know to a defendant. If a copper has a history of DUI himslef, his zeal in arresting or reluctance to enforce could be factors in how or why he acted in a case. Same could be true about how a probationer is treated if his PO is looking for cash. If Nancy had suspicion or info regarding a PO, it would be a reasonable argument the probationer should not be subject to his supervision.

I guess I am missing something here…how did him stealing money hurt anyone on probation….. he stole the money from the company not the individuals…please explain…. it just seems like everyone wants to do away with ACMPS and put supervision under county control…. if you wanna see corruption let Sharon and that bunch get involved…

EDITOR NOTE–Last try. If a bank teller is suspected of stealing money from a bank, she (or he) should not be left to handle your transactions if the bank suspects the teller of theft. The actions of the teller could cost your deposit records. If a teacher is thought to fondle a child that teacher should not be left in the classroom because he (or she) only fondled one kid.

Rick you are something else!!! How would you like it if YOUR probation officer was a thief?!? Get a life!!! Nancy knew in fact she let it go on WAY to long!! Long enough that she indeed does know where her money was being spent. She is seeing dollar signs right now, I know this for a stinkin fact! Anyone who knows her or has worked for her knows this.

To Gregg- absolutely this could fall back on an offender. If a client was for example transferred to a different PO, this new PO would notice that the client had not been billed for several months. Therefore, they would bill that client for those months. When the offender came in for their next appt, they would be told by the new PO that they owed hundreds of dollars. (edited comment: money could have not been recorded to hide theft). Another way this could be pinned on an offender is after their probation has ended. Someone at ACMPS reviews closed files and they are responsible for sending anybody who still owes supervision fees to a collection agency. So an offender who in reality paid each and every month would be sent to collections, because several of their payments were never applied.

RU Kidding….did he steal from you? Doesnt sound like it so mind you own buisness…this doesnt concern you.. it doesnt affect your life…move on and dont be so bitter… I have a life thats much better than you will ever comprehend…. Greg I agree with you when you say “in fact” cheating suspecions arent facts….no of us know how long it took to get proof it was him and ANY one who says it shouldnt have taken that long is just talking smack with no basis in fact…I still say if none of the probationeers accounts were being shorted and he wasnt doing anything with there supervision that was against the rules it was none of their concern… and thats the bottom line…

lol thats funny…the logic too much for ya?

good for you what?????? I dont party… sorry if you cant see past the end of your nose….. have fun at your next meeting with your PO

A PO was fired while ON vacation out of the country? Whatever the offense it couldn’t wait until she came back? How was she informed…text message? Curious minds want to know why she was fired while she was out of the country BUT an alleged thief can still work?? Can’t say I’d feel to comfortable taking my hard earned vacation time working there if I was just going to be canned in my absence without even a chance to defend myself.

Yes a very good probation officer was fired while she was on vacation in Mexico…how was she fired..oh Nancy was nice enough to send her a letter while she was on vacation letting her know she was fired…my guess she had to let someone go due to the fact she hired her 22 year old nephew to be a PO and she didn’t have an opened slot then..she should have waited just a couple of months…I heard they lost another employee due to mistreatment..Oh the stories I could tell.

This individual was sent a letter to her home address while she was in Mexico claiming that her employment was terminated. It wasn’t until she contacted unemployment that they told her why she was terminated; she was not bringing in enough supervision fees. Meanwhile another PO WAS ALLEGEDLY STEALING IT. Another interesting note is that the director’s nephew had been hired a month prior and had no caseload. From what I’ve heard everybody there knew someone would be canned to make room for him. Guess it was easier to do it via letter than to look someone in the face.

She was sent a termination letter while on vacation out of the country? This is ridiculous that a boss doesn’t even have the common decency to tell one in person that they’ve been fired. I find it quite spineless. They should of sent a text message and saved them the postage fee. Or maybe put that postage fee towards the monies she was not collecting. Since when is being a probation officer a commission based job.
If what “is this a joke” says is true, then is seems pretty plausible that this PO was canned to make room for Nancy’s family member and that is in part why a letter was sent instead of a face to face meeting. A tinge of guilt I imagine.
I am troubled by “Former Employee’s” assertion that it is possible for Plew’s theft to come back to the people on probation. And what if anything is being done to stop this from happening again? The commissioners supposedly have “oversight” now, have there been measures put in place to stop this kind of theft from happening again? Or maybe they can just do surveillance on everyone there so if there is criminal activity going on they can wait weeks until they have a rock solid case again. I think what has not been mentioned is that there is a fee taken out of everyone’s supervision fee’s and it’s applied towards post training, (I’m not sure how much) but the county is also at a loss for these funds as well.
I still can’t get over the fact that he was not suspended pending an investigation. Guardian, is the police report public knowledge at this point and if so could you post it? I would think it would say on there the date they first suspected the theft’s and ultimately when he was finally let go.

EDITOR NOTE–Report is not public at this point. When Plew has the preliminary hearing, there will be a finding that a “crime was committed and the defendant MAY have committed it.” Bond and trial date can be set at that time.

Gregg:

Right now, the report is not public record as far as I am aware. Public record requests are apparently being ignored. Apparently there is no probable cause affidavit in the court file, although one might not have been required depending on exactly how the charge rolled out. We are looking at getting any audio from the PC hearing for an arrest warrant.

The Brady disclosures the city and county have filed say only that a charge was filed against the PO for theft, and something about a twelve month timeline, but fail to disclose exactly what information the state is in possession of that gives them a duty to disclose. This seems in violation of Brady, by itself. The state’s disclosure is supposed to be of the material that gives them pause.

You got me. I was in Cub Scouts, but never made it to the Eagle Scouts.

What on God’s Green Planet are you talking about?

I have put an e-mail address on here and anybody is free to e-mail me. I have assisted a couple people with their situations. I saved one guy $1000, for pete’s sake.

yes nancy cant be reached so you have to talk to her assistant,jessica. jessica doesnt always know the right answer. so what do you do.

Publica I have a question for you. I checked the Idaho repository today to see what was going on with Nancy’s lawsuit and it says that she put in a motion to dismiss for “failure to join indispensable parties”, what does this mean exactly? I take it that it means she’s trying to get other people named as defendant’s in this lawsuit also? I certainly hope she is not trying to get the County sued as well after they have awarded her her lucrative contract year after year after year. Kind of a slap in the face to us taxpayers if that’s what this is. The taxpayers will end up having to pay the price.
Also do you happen to have some “insider information” on how many people have joined the lawsuit (just curious).

EDITOR NOTE–Afraid we don’t know what you are talking about and no word on plaintiffs.

I personally want to thank Dave and the Guardian for bringing to light the corruption that many have ignored for years. It is nice to finally have a voice and you have given hundreds of people the opportunity to spread the word and although two of the commissioners have chosen to completely ignore it, I do believe it’s partly because of your help that next year Nancy will no longer be running probation. As a former employee I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You gave employees, clients, and concerned citizens a venue to voice their frustrations and take a stand. Bravo!

Yes I can verify the fact that there is a felon working there. She seems pretty harmless but the contract is the contract and should be adheared to regardless of who it is.
The years that I worked for this office there was also a PO that on NUMEROUS occasions was spotted at the mall while she claimed to be in court. These were all brought to Nancy’s attention by various employee’s and nothing was done. Is that not also theft? Shouldn’t a person NOT be paid while they are on personal errands again and again and again?
It seems as though the contract and the rules do not apply to everyone, which was one of my biggest gripes when I worked there.

Thanks to you Guardian for the outlet and Merry X-mas. Keep up the good work. in getting the stories that need to get out there in order for change to happen.

EDITOR NOTE–Private employee issues are private. County contract issues need scrutiny.

From the unique position of seeing this case from both sides, i was at one point a Sergeant in the military, and now am on Felony probation, i can tell you that there is a large amount of Narcissism and just complete egomania flooding the probation system, (there are a few who actually are good people) mostly the only thing that moves these people is money, and the pursuit of money, I’ve done two tours in Iraq, served all over the world, and never in my life have i been confronted with a greater evil than that of the Idaho judicial system. The lack of fidelity and compassion in these organizations leads me to believe that there is no such thing as justice, and in Idaho there is no such thing as a “good cop

Rick, I understand where you are coming from. However as a former employee myself, I feel somewhat validated in my negative feelings towards ACMPS as there is a tangled history that goes WAY back before the story/case at hand. Controversy and mismangement have plagued ACMPS for years. We still do not have the true facts on the current case, and can only wait as it goes through the process…I am curiously waiting to see what happens. The history helps to see from whence it came…