Two served warrants on Thursday led to the arrest of a Clinton County Probation Officer on four level 5 felonies alongside his wife with five level 5 felonies and two level 6 felonies, authorities state.
On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Frankfort Police Department reportedly assisted the Area 1 Indiana State Police Organized Crime and Corruption Unit based out of the Lowell State Police Post with serving two arrest warrants in the 6200 Block of West County Road 200 North and the 1700 Block of East Wabash Street in Frankfort.
Indiana State Police and Indiana Family and Social Services Administration reportedly conducted an investigation that led to the arrests of two individuals on multiple felony charges related to welfare fraud and related crimes, one of which being a Clinton County Probation Officer.
The two arrested were Clinton County Probation Officer Daniel Owen Matz, 44, of Frankfort and his wife Kyleigh Ann Marie Matz, 33, of Frankfort. The two received formal charges from the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office.
Kyleigh Matz was charged with three counts of welfare fraud, Level 5 Felonies, one county of theft, Level 5 Felony, one count of fraud, Level 5 Felony, one count of Medicaid fraud, Level 6 Felony, and one count of forgery, Level 6 Felony.
Dan Matz was charged with one count of aiding, inducing or causing welfare fraud, Level 5 Felony, welfare fraud, Level 5 Felony, theft, Level 5 Felony, and fraud, Level 5 Felony.
“No further information will be released from this department,“ Frankfort Police Chief Scott Shoemaker said. “While we conducted operations to serve simultaneous arrest warrants, we will not comment on the particulars of the case or the county probation employment matter.”
For further information, contact the Indiana State Police, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration or Clinton County officials.
“All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty,” the department released. “Pursuant to Indiana Public Access Laws, I.C. 5-14-3-5, certain factual information relating to the identity of a person arrested or jailed and the agency’s response to a complaint, accident, or incident must be made available to the public.”
