{"id":161380,"date":"2026-02-19T16:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161380\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:50:10","slug":"bond-set-for-illinois-man-charged-in-2024-fraud-investigation-involving-stolen-city-of-tallahassee-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161380\/","title":{"rendered":"Bond set for Illinois man charged in 2024 fraud investigation involving stolen City of Tallahassee funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A bond was set Thursday morning for an Illinois man arrested nearly a month ago in connection to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2024\/03\/29\/tallahassee-police-launch-fraud-investigation-after-city-alleges-over-1-million-stolen-outside-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2024\/03\/29\/tallahassee-police-launch-fraud-investigation-after-city-alleges-over-1-million-stolen-outside-source\/\">2024 fraud investigation involving stolen City of Tallahassee funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A judge set a bond at $57,000 for Richard N. Golding of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, who a U.S. Marshal Service identified in January as an 83-year-old attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Golding was transported from Chicago to Tallahassee Wednesday and booked into the Leon County Jail, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A judge set a bond at $57,000 for Richard N. Golding of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, who a U.S....\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DDPPV4W2DFCSNO52N6I25VW3GI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>A judge set a bond at $57,000 for Richard N. Golding of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, who a U.S. Marshal Service identified in January as an 83-year-old attorney.(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The court hearing in Tallahassee Thursday morning revealed that prominent criminal defense attorney Tim Jansen is assisting with representing Golding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Golding\u2019s bond comes nearly a month after the City of Tallahassee announced his arrest in connection to the fraud investigation into the stolen city funds, \u201cfollowing an extensive operation.\u201d He was arrested at his home in Illinois just a day before city officials announced his arrest. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He\u2019s charged with two counts of wire fraud, money laundering, grand theft and attempted grand theft, per the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/23\/arrest-made-2024-fraud-investigation-including-stolen-city-tallahassee-funds-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/23\/arrest-made-2024-fraud-investigation-including-stolen-city-tallahassee-funds-officials-say\/\">State Attorney Jack Campbell told WCTV<\/a> that detectives were working on the case for months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More on crime in our area<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">An investigation revealed that the Chicago suburb allegedly \u201cunlawfully and willingly participated in the receipt of $2.35 million in stolen funds and facilitated the international transfer of funds to a Mexican bank for an unidentified criminal network,\u201d according to city officials. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Further investigation also indicated that the City of Tallahassee was just one of multiple other victims of this fraud, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said $1.4 million was recovered after the investigation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/02\/19\/bond-set-illinois-man-charged-2024-fraud-investigation-involving-stolen-city-tallahassee-funds\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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