Dothan tourism leader ordered to prison
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. - Visit Dothan Chief Executive Officer Aaron McCreight cried and begged for mercy in an Iowa courtroom Thursday morning before a federal judge sentenced him to serve 18 months for bank fraud telling McCreight during rough times he “doubled down on his lies.”
“The Board of Directors of Visit Dothan has accepted the resignation of Aaron McCreight as its President and CEO effective immediately. The Board appreciates the job that Aaron has done during his tenure here in Dothan,” Visit Dothan said in a statement from its attorney, Cliff Mendheim.Despite receiving high marks for his job performance, robust tourism, and record number of visitors, McCreight could not shake his troubled past.
The colossal failure of Newbo Evolve, an arts and music festival, led to his firing at Go Cedar Rapids, a tourism group like Visit Dothan where he also served as chief executive officer.Things turned out so badly that Go Cedar Rapids shut down over $2 million in debt, blaming the fiasco on McCreight who, along with his co-defendant, face $1.4 million in restitution.
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