Opinion
The Wagner's lived for free on Fred's property in Fred's mobile home:
845 Bethel Hill Rd, Lucasville, OH 45648.
Then they lived for free in the Peterson Rd. home that Fred gave "the boys" for, evidently, only one dollar according to a recent post.
They received $919.00 per month in food stamps and SS when the "boys" were little, then when the 2 grandkids lived with them they would have gotten more State assistance.
Then they worked for Fred and she easily could pay them under the table. Think about it-- you have a litter of pigs, a litter of dogs, a foal is born, etc... and you sell several for cash only and don't declare it. No one is the wiser. Much of the profit can go to your son to support his family. Why not? They all work for you and are essentially your employees and there are ways around the IRS and the State if you have to be creative in how you pay them.
Do I think, like you, that they maybe had a racketeering ploy going on? Yes, possible because there was an undercurrent of drugs that they likely were involved with, they seemed to live beyond their means, and the Wagner's have done other illegal things according to:
MAX LONDBERG,
CHRIS GRAVES | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
5:23 p.m. EST Nov. 17, 2018
Pike County: Father accused in Rhoden massacre faced prior felonies
"...The father accused of eight counts of murder in the Rhoden family massacre in Pike County once pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property taken from a high school and various construction businesses, according to court records.
George Washington "Billy" Wagner III, 47, has faced several prior felony counts in past cases, but due to a plea agreement and dropped charges, he avoided becoming a felon. Years before, in 2001, Wagner was the subject of a Pike County Sheriff's Office investigation after various power tools, dirt bikes and other items went missing from Eastern High School and from lumber, electric and hardwood stores.
Deputies obtained a search warrant for the mobile home where Billy Wagner lived, in the 800 block of Bethel Hill Road, about 20 miles from the school.
They found power tools and other items identified as stolen in a shed and a red horse trailer parked on the property, according to court records.
#1.) In all, the sheriff's office recovered two dirt bikes and various power tools: saws, paint, drills and a generator.
#2.) Years later, in 2009, Billy and Angela Wagner were charged with felony tampering with evidence, but those charges were later dismissed.
#3.) Less is known about the case, in which the pair was ordered to have no contact with Rocky Mountain Boot Company.
A criminal complaint alleged they
altered, destroyed, concealed or removed evidence in an investigation... " Sound familiar?