Former Michigan Fire Chief Accused of Embezzlement

Former Unionville fire chief accused of embezzling $5,000

Nicholas Sakon allegedly took $5,000 from the Unionville Fire Department's nonprofit account for his personal use.

Former Michigan fire chief accused of embezzlement

TUSCOLA COUNTY, MI – A former fire chief from Michigan’s Thumb area has been accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from his fire department.

Former Oswego County fire chief admits pocketing money from department, pays back $9,000

The former chief and his father were accused of taking money from their department's go-kart business, officials said.

Former Unionville Fire Chief arrested, arraigned for embezzling from non-profit fund

A former Unionville fire chief was arrested and arraigned after stealing over $5000 from the department’s non-profit fund. Unionville Fire Department learned in December of 2024 that their non-profit 501c account was missing funds. It was suspected that the former fire chief, 35-year-old Nicholas Sakon of Unionville, had been using the account for personal use. Sakon had served the department for 18 years, spending the last ten years as the chie…