ANDERSON, Ind. — The former coroner in Madison County is accused of leaving more than $130,000 in unpaid bills when he resigned recently.
Our news partners at the Anderson Herald Bulletin say that's what the interim coroner told the county council this week.
Troy Abbott is accused failing to submit coroner office bills for payment since March. He's also accused of leaving 1,800 office emails unopened.
Abbott resigned July 31 after nearly three years of financial battles with the county council.
The interim coroner said he anticipates needing to ask the council to appropriate another $80,000 by the end of the year to pay the bills.
According to the Herald Bulletin, the county owes $96,300 for autopsies, $26,000 to the Frankton ambulance service, $9,000 for toxicology testing and $1,600 for coroner office telephone expenses.
A caucus of Republican party precinct committeemen will select someone to finish Abbott’s term, which expires at the end of 2024. It will be held at the Millcreek Civic Center in Chesterfield at 6:45 p.m. on Aug. 21.