Former Obama press secretary fired from Minneapolis post amid allegations he stole colleagues’ credit cards to buy kratom
Adam Fetcher, the 42-year-old former deputy national press secretary for the Obama administration, was fired from his role as Minneapolis Chief Communications Officer on July 1 after city employees accused him of stealing cash and credit cards from their desks and purses, allegedly to fund purchases of kratom at a nearby smoke shop.
Minneapolis police have submitted a case file to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for potential criminal charges. The case remains under review. No charges had been filed as of this week.
The New York Post reported that Fetcher, who earned close to $190,000 a year, allegedly targeted three city hall employees over a period spanning May and June, just weeks after he returned from a nine-week stint in rehab for an unspecified substance use disorder.