LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after special agents in his Public Integrity Unit arrested former El Dorado Mayor Veronica Creer on one count of theft of property, a C Felony:

“In October 2023, Veronica Creer closed out the bank account of El Dorado Crime Stoppers, a nonprofit organization for which she had previously been a board member. She withdrew all $23,544 in the account in the form of a cashier’s check, and a few months later she had the check redirected to another nonprofit, Parents United Against Youth Violence. Ms. Creer had not been active as a member of El Dorado Crime Stoppers’ board since 2016, though she was still listed as a signatory on the organization’s bank account. Her decision to withdraw the money and direct it to a different organization was not approved by anyone but her.

“Upon learning of Ms. Creer’s actions, the El Dorado Police Department notified Jeff Rogers, Prosecuting Attorney for the 13th Judicial District, who subsequently asked my office’s Public Integrity Unit to investigate. Special agents in my office arrested Ms. Creer this afternoon, and she was processed in Union County, where she will stand trial. The Special Prosecutions Division of my office will handle the case.

“I appreciate the work done on this case by my office and the El Dorado Police Department, and the cooperation of Prosecuting Attorney Rogers. We are all equal under the law, and I will continue to enforce the law.”