Kentucky man indicted on wire fraud charges for allegedly defrauding Evansville employer

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A Kentucky man has been indicted on wire fraud charges by a federal grand jury for allegedly defrauding an unnamed Evansville business where he worked.

James H. Cox, 44, of Robards, Kentucky, is facing 10 counts of wire fraud, according to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. He was parts manager at the business.

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Although the business is not named in the indictment, it is described as a company providing parts and services for transport temperature-control systems and operating in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri.

A nine-page indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday accuses Cox of stealing parts from the business and selling them on the online auction site eBay. It lists 10 instances totaling $8,388 from 2016 to 2019.

Cox did not tell the buyers that the parts he listed for sale were stolen, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

U.S. Marshals arrested Cox on Wednesday, according to court records. He is being held in custody pending a court hearing on Friday.

Mark Wilson covers education and environment at the Courier & Press. Contact him at mark.wilson@courierpress.com.

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