{"id":699,"date":"2026-05-21T22:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:35:23","slug":"santa-facing-extradition-after-being-accused-of-money-laundering-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Santa\u2019 facing extradition after being accused of money laundering, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>AMES, Iowa (WAFB\/Gray News) \u2014 A 73-year-old man who is known locally for portraying Santa Claus is facing extradition after being charged with several fraud and money laundering charges.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=697\">Police seek 2 drivers involved in deadly hit-and-run in west Phoenix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Greulich, 73, reportedly goes by \u201cSanta Ames\u201d and is listed as the contact for the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas Iowa chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Greulich has been in the Story County Jail in Iowa since April.<\/p>\n<p>The St. Gabriel Police Department in Louisiana has charged him with one count of theft over $25,000, one count of identity theft, one count of access device fraud over $25,000, one count of monetary instrument abuse, one count of bank fraud, and one count of money laundering between $20,000 and $100,000. The alleged offenses occurred on or about Oct. 4, 2025, and Nov. 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=695\">Docs: Man who stabbed victim in Tucson Police station parking lot during road-rage incident pleads guilty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greulich said he has never been to Louisiana and does not know anyone in the state, but a Story County judge ruled that Greulich is the same person named in the Louisiana warrant, allowing the state to proceed with extradition.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show the Louisiana warrant matches Greulich\u2019s name, his Ames, Iowa, address, birth year and photo.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=693\">License plate readers: Safety or surveillance?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 73-year-old man who is known locally for portraying Santa Claus is facing extradition after being charged with several fraud and money laundering charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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