LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Misty Noel, the wife of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, filed for divorce Thursday.
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel speaks with his attorney Larry Wilder in court during a hearing. (WDRB file photo)
Misty Noel claims her marriage is "irretrievably broken" and said the couple has been separated since April. Jamey Noel will be served at the Scott County Jail.
Jamey Noel served as Clark County sheriff from 2015-23 and also led New Chapel Fire/EMS and the Utica Township Volunteer Fire Department. He faces 31 charges related to allegations he used millions of dollars from the agencies for his own use. Charges also include misconduct, ghost employment and public corruption.Â
Misty and their daughter, Kasey, are also charged in the case, facing multiple felony charges for theft and tax evasion, but are out of jail on bond while Jamey Noel remains in the Scott County Jail on a $1.5 million bond.
On July 3-4, 2024, six additional search warrants were executed, and more property and electronic files were seized. Â
The former sheriff is accused of using credit cards from the agencies to fund his and his family's lifestyle, paying for a massive car collection, an airplane and bills for his kids — including rent and college tuition — among other things.
Search warrants released Thursday show Jamey Noel, Misty Noel and Kasey Noel spent more than $327,000 on travel over a five year span.
That included two trips for Clark County Councilman John Miller, one to Nicaragua in 2018 and then to Cuba in 2023.
John Miller in October 2019. (WDRB photo)
In a subsequent interview with investigators, Miller admitted Noel bought him meals, airfare, lodging and concert tickets all worth thousands of dollars.
Indiana State Police said all of it was paid for using the fire department's credit cards.
Noel and his family have been ordered by the state to pay all of the money back, which is an estimated $4.4 million. That's in addition to the $918,000 he's been asked to repay after a state audit of the Clark County Sheriff's Office Jail Commissary fund. The audit covered 2015-17 and 2019-22.
A jury trial for Jamey Noel is scheduled to begin in November.
Misty Noel and Kasey Noel are asking the judge to combine their cases. The two women face theft and tax evasion charges. They're also asking permission to travel to Louisville.
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- Investigators taking closer look at Jamey Noel's credit card spending in theft, fraud case
- Special judge appointed in Jamey Noel's civil case
- Judge raises Jamey Noel's bond to $1.5M as he sits in jail facing 31 felony charges
- 6 new charges filed against Jamey Noel for theft, money laundering
- Court ruling prohibits family of Jamey Noel from selling any assets until civil case resolved
- Indiana Attorney General files complaint to receive public funds back from Jamey Noel
- Investigators seize items from now former Clark County deputy auditor in ongoing Jamey Noel investigation
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