SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY: Taxpayer-Funded Home Makeover Queen Cindy Mowery STILL Rules Marion County Fairgrounds AND GOP Voter Rolls — Despite Getting Busted by State Auditors!

Cindy Mowery on the right and Lt Governor Micah Beckwith on the left

"I Didn't Steal a Dime!" Claims the Woman Who Refuses to Budge as Party Insiders Fume

Indianapolis, IN— Hold onto your wallets, Hoosiers! While everyday Marion County taxpayers scrape by, the woman accused of funneling public cash straight into her own backyard paradise is laughing all the way to the fairgrounds — and the ballot box.

Cindy Mowery, the embattled President of the Marion County Agricultural Fair Association Board, remains firmly in charge more than two years after the Indiana State Board of Accounts (SBOA) dropped a bombshell report accusing her of misappropriating thousands in taxpayer dollars for personal home improvements. That's right — the same fair board that gobbles up six-figure public handouts every year from Indianapolis and Marion County.

According to the explosive 2024 SBOA audit, Mowery greenlit payments to painters who spruced up the fairgrounds and her personal residence — siding, deck staining, mildew removal, the works. Auditors pegged the misused chunk at around $4,500, part of a larger $7,500 check, and slammed the whole operation for sloppy books and zero oversight. Indiana AG Todd Rokita slapped her with a civil lawsuit in March 2025 demanding over $12,000 back, plus penalties. Yet here we are in 2026, and Mowery is still calling the shots.

Mowery fires back that she "did not misappropriate or misuse any public funds," claiming she paid cash out of pocket and even passed a polygraph. But the auditors — and the AG — aren't buying the story quite so easily.

And that's not all, folks! This isn't just about funnel cakes and tractor pulls. Mowery also holds a powerful gig as the Republican appointee to the Marion County Board of Voter Registration — the very outfit that helps oversee who gets to vote in one of Indiana's biggest counties. Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse!

Enter John Schmitz, the fiery grassroots warrior who threw his hat in the ring for Marion County Republican Party Chairman. Schmitz went on record vowing to boot Mowery from her voter registration perch if he won, promising a clean sweep and restored trust. Grassroots supporters cheered the no-nonsense stance.

But guess what? Schmitz got clobbered in the March 2025 showdown. Natalie Goodwin cruised to victory as the new chair. And under her watch? Crickets. Mowery is still perched on the voter reg board and running the fair show. No removal. No accountability. Just business as usual in Indy GOP land.

Critics inside the party are furious. One GOP committeeman previously demanded her ouster, warning the public trust was "forever broken." Taxpayers who fund the fairgrounds to the tune of $100k+ annually (plus extras) have every right to ask: How is this woman still in charge after state auditors essentially said she helped herself to their money?

Is this the new normal — "rules for thee, but not for me"? While Marion County Republicans gear up for big elections, voters are left wondering if the party that rails against government waste is willing to drain its own swamp.

Mowery, the fair board, and Chair Goodwin did not respond to requests for comment for this story. The AG's civil case grinds on.

Stay tuned, Hoosiers. In a town famous for backroom deals, this scandal is far from over. The fair opens soon — but will the real show be the one behind the scenes?

David Waters and Hoss (whistleblower of the Marion County Fairgrounds Board) were the first two, to discover the fraud from the Marion County Fairgrounds Board.

Indy Star, Capitol Chronicles, Indy Recorder and WIBC all refused to cover "write article" about this corruption and Hoosier Enquirer has constantly monitored this story since day one. Goes to show how much our media will work hard to cover up fraud for the Establishments fraud.

See it's not just Leftist Democrats from Minnesota and California that steal tax payers money, Indiana Republicans steal money all the time too.