Story Collection: Ernie Currier investigated in largest bank fraud in EPD history
Former bank president, Enid mayor and school board president and winner of numerous awards in Enid, Ernst Currier was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2017, on allegations of fraud and identity theft. Currier was involved in numerous projects, campaigns and organizations dating back years in Enid. This collection of News & Eagle stories throughout the years shows the extent of his involvement in the community.
ENID, Okla. — Ernst Leroy Currier, who was sentenced in March in Enid's largest-ever fraud scheme, has been transferred to Department of Corre…
ENID, Okla. — Ernst Leroy Currier entered pleas of guilty to 33 felonies Tuesday morning, receiving a 13-and-a-half-year prison sentence follo…
Former Enid mayor and bank vice president Ernst Currier waives right to preliminary hearing in fraud case.
ENID, Okla. — Embattled former Enid mayor and bank vice president Ernst "Ernie" Currier will have a "liquidation auction" later this month.
"Enid Police Detectives, particularly Sgt. Nick John, spent hundreds of hours analyzing what is now believed to be the largest fraud investigation in Enid Police Department history," said Capt. Tim Jacobi.
ENID, Okla. — Search warrants filed in the investigation of an ex-mayor and former Enid bank officer identify two other people who had loans t…
ENID, Okla. — Search warrant affidavits filed Monday in an investigation of an ex-mayor and former Enid bank officer show one man's identity w…
Enid Public Schools Board of Education on Monday accepted the resignation of board member and former president Ernie Currier, opening a vacanc…
"No customer accounts have been compromised. Our bank is on solid financial ground."
A U.S. congressman and local leaders talked immigration reform during a roundtable discussion behind closed doors Thursday afternoon at Autry Technology Center in Enid.
ENID, Okla. — Enid residents have approved a sales tax increase to fund a water pipeline from Kaw Lake.
Water — a necessity of life that Ernie Currier thinks Enid won’t have enough of in the future. He told Enid Rotary Club it is just one reason …
Welcomed on stage with a standing ovation, Ernie Currier was honored as Great Enid Chamber of Commerce's 2016 Citizen of the Year Thursday eve…
Since the day it opened in late 1941, Vance Air Force Base and the city of Enid have enjoyed a symbiotic, mutually beneficial relationship.
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Enid Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to place a multimillion dollar bond for improvements, renovations and new construction on the February ballot.
Giving credit to others, Allen praised the city’s generosity in giving Advance the opportunity to move into a building on 54th, where the company operated with minimal expense and had an explosion of success.
“My thought process has always just been, be willing to help wherever you’re needed.” — Ernie Currier, senior vice president of commercial lending at Security National Bank.
Ernie Currier brought Monday evening’s Enid Public Schools Board of Education meeting to order with sharp rap of the gavel.
Please allow me the opportunity to say a public thank you to all who participated in the Washington, D.C., Legislative Trip, sponsored and org…
In 2005, Enid became the first city in the nation to partner with the Department of Defense’s America Supports You program, showing community …
When visiting dignitaries — generals, senators and the like — first enter the headquarters building at Vance Air Force Base, they pass a serie…
The Enid community and Vance Air Force Base have had a close relationship ever since ground was first broken for construction of the facility …
2009 Vance Air Force Base Honorary Commanders, their units and the active-duty commanding officer. 71st Flying Training Wing Ernie Currier, …
Enid Park Board heard a presentation Tuesday from Mayor Ernie Currier about building a motocross track in the city stormwater detention area s…
Mayor Ernie Currier thinks Enid has a great future just around the corner. Currier wants to see the city’s strategic plan pursued and progres…
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While some have criticized the sentence for being too lenient, we believe Currier’s reasonable punishment is a good solution for the community's sake.
The why has not been answered. Only Ernie Currier himself can answer that — and what happened to the money.
The judge ordered Ernst "Ernie" Currier to return to court Dec. 11 for a bond appearance.
