Former Wilmington Fire Chief Anthony Goode has pleaded guilty to theft and unlawful use of a credit card.

In return, an additional theft and felony racketeering charge that Goode was originally indicted for were dropped, according to court documents.

Goode was set for trial in January but entered his guilty plea on Monday, according to court records.

Goode was accused of stealing from Gallant Blazers Inc., a group that has represented Wilmington minority firefighters, according to a Superior Court indictment filed last year.

Much about what led to the charges has not been publicly disclosed.

Goode's indictment states that between Jan. 5, 2009, and Oct. 6, 2016, he knowingly participated in a pattern of racketeering while associated with Gallant Blazers.

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The indictment accuses him of obtaining property valued at $50,000 that belonged to Gallant or others during those years. The charges also touch on the alleged unlawful use of a credit card belonging to the Gallant Blazers.

From Jan. 5, 2009, through June 18, 2014, he accumulated more than $1,500 in charges on the organization's card. Then from June 19, 2014, through Oct. 6, 2016, he charged more than $1,500 to obtain "money, goods, services, or anything of value," according to court documents.

A sentencing date has not been set.

Goode joined the fire department in 1997 and in 2012 former Mayor Dennis P. Williams promoted him from battalion chief to fire chief, replacing Chief William Patrick Jr.

Goode retired from the Wilmington Fire Department in August 2017. The city and Goode entered into an agreement in Jan. 2017 regarding the manner in which he would leave and still receive a pension, the city said at the time.

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