BEND, OR -- A man hired by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office to consult on homeless issues faces Theft and other charges in Multnomah County. Kevin Dahlgren was indicted by a Multnomah County Grand Jury on 19 counts: seven counts of Theft in the First Degree, five counts of Identity Theft, two counts of Aggravated ID Theft and five counts of Official Misconduct in the First Degree. The charges stem from Dahlgren's work for the city of Gresham.

On March 23, 2023, MCSO began investigating allegations of theft by Dahlgren and misuse of his official position while employed as a "homeless services specialist" for the city of Gresham. He resigned on March 30. 

In July, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office signed an $18,000 contract with Dahlgren. A DCSO spokesperson tells KBND News that contract was terminated on August 23. Although, that's after Dahlgren was paid in full: $18,750. DCSO says the contract ended as soon as it was contacted by Multnomah County investigators and the agency is cooperating with the inquiry. 

Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang issued a statement expressing disappointment in DCSO's decision to contract with Dahlgren to do work other local service providers had already done, "Now I am outraged to learn that the Sheriff’s Office made the decision to contract Dahlgren for this work at just about the same time that he was placed on administrative leave on suspicion that he was stealing from the taxpayers of Gresham." Chang goes on to say, "It was an incredibly poor choice to contract this individual to tell the story of homelessness in our community. I feel this choice was motivated by a desire to tell a biased story, which led to the Sheriff’s Office selecting someone without thoroughly evaluating their credentials, references and past work."

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says additional victims have been identified but not yet located. They ask anyone who had contact with Dahlgren in his capacity as an outreach worker to contact MCSO at 503-988-0560.