Former Hurley mayor charged in credit card case

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY — Former Hurley mayor Joe Pinardi is facing charges in Iron County Court in connection to an existing case involving former fire chief Darrell Petrusha.

Pinardi, 69, is charged with being a party to the crime of unauthorized use of an entity’s identifying information or documents, misdemeanor false swearing and obstructing an officer.

The first is a felony, while the other two counts are misdemeanors.

The charges primarily stem from statements Pinardi allegedly made regarding Petrusha’s case, according to the criminal complaint filed Monday...