Former Director of Marketing Pete Fingerhut initially pleaded not guilty in Oct. 2023 to 62 felony charges and one misdemeanor charge.executive accused of misusing funds and resources took a plea agreement and pleaded guilty in a Delaware County court on Tuesday.He filed documents last week with the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas indicating that he would be changing his plea.
Former Columbus Zoo CEO Tom Stalf, former CFO Greg Bell and former Director of Purchasing Tracy Murnane were also charged in connection with the investigation launched by the state. Murnane was charged with six felonies, including one count of grand theft, two counts of forgery and one count of telecommunications fraud. He will be arraigned on July 8.