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44-year-old Craig Harbaugh pleaded not guilty to all 13 counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud.

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FACES SIX INDICTMENTS. CRAIG HARBAUGH IS NOT IN CUSTODY, BUT HIS TACTICAL BUSINESS IS CLOSED AS PART OF THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. THE FEDS ARREST THIS DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY IN A SUSPECTED 11 MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD CASE. WHILE CRAIG HARBAUGH WAS WORKING AS AN INVESTIGATOR, HE ALSO OWNED TACTICAL SOLUTIONS GEAR, LLC, IN FREMONT. THE FIREARMS BUSINESS IS CLOSED AND COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW HARBAUGH FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN JULY. PROSECUTORS ALLEGE THE 44-YEAR-OLD USED HIS BUSINESS IN AN INVESTMENT SCHEME. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE TOLD PEOPLE HE’D SECURED MULTI MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS WITH THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. HERE’S THE BREAKDOWN OF THE REPORTED LOSSES. THE AMOUNTS RANGE FROM $40,000 TO $4.9 MILLION. COURT DOCUMENTS ALLEGE HARBAUGH WOULD FALSIFY DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO CONVINCE HIS SIX INVESTORS AND GREAT WESTERN BANK THAT HE HAD WHOLESALE ORDERS F FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND GEAR. ALLEGED VICTIMS REPORTEDLY COMMUNICATE WITH HARBAUGH THROUGH EMAIL AND MISSPELL TEXTS SUCH AS THIS ONE, "THANKS A LOT FOR LOOSENING ALL OF ARE RETIREMENT MONEY $1,344,000 YOU JUST KEPT TAKING ARE MONEY." NO WORD YET WHERE THE ALLEGED VICTIMS LIVE OR HOW HARBAUGH MET THEM. GREAT WESTERN BANK SHARED THIS STATEMENT. "THE BANK’S POLICY IS TO NOT COMMENT ON PENDING LEGAL MATTERS. THE BANK HAS SECURED, THROUGH A THIRD PARTY, THE INVENTORY THAT WAS AT THE STORE, AND WE ARE FULLY COOPERATING WITH THE AUTHORITIES IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER." THE DODGE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS HIS OFFICE IS ALSO WORKING WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AND WILL CONDUCT ITS OWN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEPUTY’S CONDUCT. HARBAUGH WAS IMMEDIATELY PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. HE WAS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THE JUDGE GRANTED HIM RELEASE WHILE HIS CASE MOVES THROUGH COURT. THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED HARBAUGH TO TURN IN ANY FIREARMS AND ALSO TO STOP CONTACTING THE ALLEGED VICTIMS. IF FOUND GUILTY OF ALL 15 COUNTS, HARBAUGH FACES UP TO 320 YEARS IN PRI

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A Dodge County sheriff's investigator is indicted on 15 counts of fraud.44-year-old Craig Harbaugh went before a federal judge in Omaha Wednesday afternoon for the alleged $11 million in losses.Harbaugh pleaded not guilty to all 13 counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud.Prosecutors said while Harbaugh was working as an investigator, he also owned Tactical Solutions Gear, LLC. in Fremont.The firearms business is closed, and court documents show Harbaugh filed for bankruptcy in July.Prosecutors alleged he used his business in an investment scheme.Investigators believe Harbaugh told people he'd secured multi-million-dollar contracts with the Nebraska State Patrol and Department of Defense. Reported losses range from $40,000 to $4.9 million for the alleged six victims and Great Western Bank. Court documents alleged Harbaugh would falsify documents and photographs to convince his alleged victims he had wholesale orders for firearms, ammunition and gear. The alleged victims reportedly communicated with Harbaugh through email and misspelled texts such as this one, "Thanks a lot for loosening (sic) all of are (sic) retirement money $1,344,000 you just kept taking are (sic) money..."No word yet where the alleged victims live or how Harbaugh met them. Great Western Bank shared with KETV NewsWatch 7 this statement: "The bank's policy is to not comment on pending legal matters. The bank has secured, through a third party, the inventory that was at the store and we are fully cooperating with the authorities in regards to this matter."Dodge County Sheriff Steven Hespen said his office is also cooperating with federal authorities and will conduct its own investigation into the deputy’s conduct.The sheriff said Harbaugh was immediately placed on administrative leave.He was in federal custody until Wednesday, when the judge granted him release while his case moves through court.The judge also ordered Harbaugh to turn in any firearms and also to stop contacting the alleged victims.If found guilty of all 15 counts, Harbaugh faces up to 320 years in prison.His next court date has not been set.