Former Velda City police chief gets 27 months in prison for stealing over $300K from the town ^5.6%

St. Louis Public Radio - By Rachel Lippmann - 4/23/2026, 8:22 PM

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The ex-police chief and city administrator for Velda City is going to federal prison for more than two years for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his former employer. U.S. District Judge Cristian Stevens issued the 27-month sentence Thursday to 52-year-old Daniel Paulino. It was on the low end of the punishment prosecutors... more