DENVER (CBS4)– The Colorado State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police is accusing the Denver District Attorney’s Office of obtaining what it calls a “politically motivated indictment” of one of its past presidents.
Frank Gale is facing six charges related to using funds that were to belong to a charity.
Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services was to receive some $50,000 in restitution money from an unrelated case.
Gale was the organization’s board president, now he is accused of taking a large portion of that money for himself.
Back in 2008 when CBS4 investigator Rick Sallinger discovered a secret lockup being prepared for protestors at the Democratic National Convention, Gale was the spokesman for the Denver Sheriffs Department.
He later served as chief of the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in downtown Denver before he was fired. He was accused of giving preferential treatment to an arrested deputy.
The indictment claims Gale laundered money by placing the charity’s money in bank accounts he controlled. Some of it was allegedly withdrawn through ATMs. CBS4 attempted to seek out Gale to get his response to the charges which also include forgery to obtain the charity’s truck. He was not at his home and his attorney did not return a call.