A search warrant was executed June 25 at the home of Daniel and Pauline Froman, owners of the now defunct Gallatin Grain Company, and ten felony charges have been filed against Pauline Froman, wife of Daniel Froman.
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Bond has been set at $100,000, and a warrant for her arrest is outstanding, but has not been served as of press time.
Daniel Froman was charged with one count of passing bad checks, class C felony, and posted $10,000 bond. Arraignment is set for July 20.
Pauline Froman has been charged with nine counts of stealing grain and one count of filing false financial statements by grain dealers. Judge Daren Adkins has recused himself, and Judge James Bradley Funk has been appointed to preside over the case.
According to the probable cause statement by Deputy Sheriff Robert Mazur, "On or about Sept. 30, 2008, an audit was conducted at the Gallatin Grain Company by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The audit revealed Pauline Froman, the co-owner/operator, and Missouri Grain Dealer through the Gallatin Grain Company, did file false and altered records with the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, in order to conceal amounts owed and to mislead auditors." The statement goes on to say that "Froman filed false records knowingly and with the intent to deprive Dick Worrell, the agent for Roy Worrell, and Jesse Maize of Maize Family LTD Partnership, of grain that they rightfully owned.
"On Feb. 9, 2009, the Department of Agriculture discovered that all grain stored at the Gallatin Grain facility had been sold. Pauline Froman through Gallatin Grain Company did sell grain owned by the persons listed below, which had been delivered to Gallatin Grain for the purpose of storage … and without the owners’ consent through means of deceit did sell the grain with the intent to deprive the owners of the grain."
Grain owners affected in the case are Gary Heldenbrand, Randy Johnson, Jim and Janet Lasher, David Taylor, Keith Sutton, Travis Walker, Kevin Waterbury, Mike Waterbury, and Roy Worrell Trust.
These additional charges are the result of ongoing investigations by the Missouri Attorney General’s office, the Missouri Department of Agriculture, and Daviess County Deputy Sheriff Robert Mazur.