Posted on 07/10/2026 5:57:53 PM PDT by Libloather
A former Barack Obama press secretary was fired from his chief communications role in Minneapolis after allegedly stealing cash and credit cards from city employees to fuel his habit for kratom — a natural drug used to treat opioid withdrawal.
Adam Fetcher, 42, was canned from his role as Chief Communications Officer (CCO) for the City of Minneapolis after just a year on the job amid a police investigation into internal workplace theft and fraud, as well as claims of substance abuse, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.
Fetcher, who made nearly $200,000 a year, is accused of stealing cash and credit cards out of the desks and purses of three fellow city hall employees, racking up hundreds of dollars in fraudulent charges at tobacco stores, reported the Star Tribune, citing sources familiar with the investigation.
Security surveillance footage reportedly shows Fetcher using one of the stolen cards to buy $481 of kratom — a herbal supplement often used to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms — at a south Minneapolis smoke shop, reported the outlet.
Under state law, card fraud of that amount would qualify as a felony-level offense if prosecutors decide to charge Fetcher.
Staff at the smoke store — less than a mile from Fetcher’s home — went to the police after a woman called claiming someone had made a transaction at the business without her permission.
The next time Fetcher made one of his frequent visits to the store, employees photographed him and followed him outside.
“We told him, ‘Hey, we know what you’re doing,'” store manager Hamza Zamara told the Star Tribune, adding that staff later provided Fetcher’s license plate number to the police.
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These people are just plain stupid.
Perfect example of learning from the master. Hussein was PROUD to spend other people’s money. This guy was just following Hussein’s lead.
Using Ketamine for depression is like using a baseball bat to open an egg. I’ve read it’s effective for certain types of psychological trauma, like combat related PTSD. But it’s apparently become “trendy”.
CC
What a fetcher.
Democrats are reprobate. It’s in their DNA. Corrupt. Perverts. Demonic. Every single one.
the synthetic version of kratom is EXTREMITY addictive ...
give shitbird pedigree, will be given probation by Minneapolis DA
Oops 😬
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