Oakland FPD – $235,000.00 In Loans Since 2014 – Spent on…?

Coles Co. (ECWd) –

We covered the police reports related to the investigation and later prosecution of Kyley Willison, former Oakland Fire Protection District Trustee in this article.

Did the investigation miss some things?

Within the police report, it documents the identification of an outstanding line of credit of $30,000.00, for which the current trustees had no information as to the purpose of the loan.  The report indicates the line of credit was taken out on 5/17/2022 and that all three trustees at the time signed for the loan.  That would include Jerry Willison, who is awaiting his criminal trial, Kyley Willison, who was convicted of his crimes, and Kyley’s wife, Kelsey, who was not charged and claims to have never attended any meetings, according to the reports, yet these minutes indicate she was present.

So who lied?

There was no questioning we found as to who recorded the minutes.  If Kelsey was not present as claimed and they recorded her as present and voting on matters, that document is a forgery, and the person responsible should have been charged accordingly.

Did the investigation miss something?

During the interview with Jerry and Kelsey Willison, not one question was asked about the line of credit that all three signed for.  To date, we have found no minutes or agendas that show this was voted on, which normally would have had to have been provided to the bank in order to get each loan.

Additionally, the line of credit taken out in 2022 is not the only loan taken out.  In fact, the first loan check was in September of 2014 for $30,000.00. The very next year, 2015, loan papers indicate a new line of credit was taken for the purpose of “RENEW LINE OF CREDIT“.  $75,000.00 in loans were taken out in 2017, $40,000.00 in 2018.

Total loans since 2014 were $235,000.00.

• 9/9/2014                      $30,000.00               #123685
• 10/2/2015                    $30,000.00                #140101
• 10/18/2016                  $30,000.00                 #149183
• 2/16/2017                    $20,000.00                #152169
• 5/16/2017                    $25,000.00                #159580
• 10/10/2017                  $30,000.00                # 156652
• 5/30/2018                    $10,000.00                # 163143
• 11/6/2018                    $30,000.00                 #164892
• 5/18/2022                    $30,000.00                # 25171

There have been no records found to support what these loans were for, nor does there appear to be any line of questioning in the reports during the investigation.  While the report does indicate an allegation that the 2022 loan was used for repairs, it also indicates the Insurance company issued a claim check on that matter.  With zero records to prove how it was used, personal or FPD business, this $235,000.00 was not included as part of the restitution order by the Judge.

Is the actual theft of funds larger than anyone imagined?

What was used as collateral for these loans?

“All equipment, Inventory, accounts, Instruments, documents, chattel paper, deposit accounts, letters of credit rights. supporting obligations,
investment property and general intangibles, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.”

We have asked the investigating deputy several questions on this matter, considering it appears $235,000.00 in loans were paid with taxpayer funds, with zero accounting as to what it was spent on.  We will update with a new article if a response is provided.

A copy of the loan records obtained in our FOIA request can be downloaded at this link or viewed below.