director in February 2009. Charges against chairman In 2010, an indictment was brought against Paul Barth, chairman of the Crusade's board of directors and then chief of the McMahan Fire Protection District volunteer fire department. The charges accused Barth of federal mail fraud, money laundering and embezzlement, among other charges. Barth was accused of embezzling at least $189,000 from the Crusade. Barth faced trial in October 2011, Barth pleaded guilty to 15 felony counts in June 2012. As part of a plea bargain agreement, the court ordered him to pay full restitution to the WHAS Crusade for Children and sentenced him to 41 months in federal prison without any possibility of an early parole. As a result of the incident, tighter controls have been placed on money as it comes in to the Crusade. Money is placed in secure money bags by firefighters, and is deposited on arrival at the studio or remote broadcast location. The traditional pouring of money from boots and buckets into fishbowls during the broadcast now is merely a prop utilizing a smaller amount of money for show, with the contributed amount pre-counted and revealed at that time. See also List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area References External links WHAS Crusade for Children (Official site) WHAS (AM) Radio WHAS-TV History of Louisville, Kentucky Local television programming in the United States Events in Louisville, Kentucky Recurring events established in 1954 American telethons 1954 establishments in Kentucky Children's charities based in the United States Charities based in Kentucky June events