Ex-Champaign-Urbana Public Health Official Indicted for Misconduct

The former head of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has been indicted on theft and official misconduct charges.

A Champaign County jury returned the seven-count felony indictment against 53-year-old Vito Palazzolo last week. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. It wasn't immediately clear whether he's been taken into custody.

Palazzolo is accused of using a health district credit card for personal use, including to buy a pickup truck and big-screen TVs.

The indictment includes charges of theft of governmental property, official misconduct and misapplication of funds. He was with the health district for 17 months until he was fired in August 2007.

No published telephone listing for Palazzolo could be located on Saturday.