Articles tagged as: Dennis Tyler
June 8, 2022
Former Indiana mayor leaves US prison after bribe conviction
Dennis Tyler, Muncie’s mayor from 2012 through 2019, reached an agreement with federal prosecutors in May 2021 to plead guilty to one count of theft of government funds.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2021
Former Muncie mayor serving federal prison sentence in West Virginia
A Federal Bureau of Prisons database lists Tyler as an inmate at FCI Morgantown. It does not list the date when he was admitted.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2021
Former Muncie mayor will serve time in federal prison for taking bribe
In late 2019, then-Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler was arrested by the FBI and charged with one count of "theft of government services."
Read MoreMay 26, 2021
Former Muncie Mayor Pleads Guilty To Federal Theft Charges
Dennis Tyler was indicted in November 2019 on theft of government funds charges. Federal prosecutors alleged Tyler accepted the bribe from an unidentified company in exchange for the awarding of public works projects in Muncie.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2019
Muncie Mayor Back To Work After Federal Indictment
Mayor Dennis Tyler is taking no interview requests, but his staff says he expects to be working as usual all week. He was arrested by the FBI Monday.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2019
FBI Arrests Central Indiana Mayor Amid City Investigation
Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler was arrested at his home Monday morning by FBI agents amid an ongoing federal investigation.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2019
Muncie Mayor Charged With Accepting Bribe For City Work
The arrest is the latest in a four-year FBI investigation into corruption at Muncies city government. Seven people have been indicted on charges,
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2019
Muncie Mayor Tyler Not Running For Third Term
Tyler was elected in 2011, beating an incumbent mayor in the 70,000-person city by 800 votes. In 2015, he ran unopposed for his second term.
Read MoreJune 1, 2018
Muncie's Park Vandalized With Racial Slurs
Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler says the vandalism came after the city parks superintendent showed a group of "young men of color" to a fishing spot in the park on Thursday.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2015
Muncie Officials Draft Plans For $50M Riverfront Project
The project would capitalize on a storm sewer project that will channel storm water into a new canal and into the White River.
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