Mar. 15—After a six-year criminal and civil legal battle stemming from a complaint by her father, Danielle Kolashuk of Oakdale says she’s finally been vindicated. The New London County State’s Attorney’s Office last month dropped first-degree larceny and third-degree larceny charges against the 55-year-old mother of three. Norwich police, who investigated the case, alleged Kolashuk […]
Mar. 9—TRAVERSE CITY — A local man, accused of embezzling as much as $800,000 from a doctor diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, was taken into custody during a court hearing after a judge said the man had violated bond. “Mr. Martin, you are remanded,” 86th District Court Judge Robert Cooney told David Martin during a bindover […]
ADRIAN — Trial dates have been set for a former Blissfield village employee who’s accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from the village. Holly Sue Koester, 41, of Palmyra is charged with embezzlement $20,000 to $50,000. During a pretrial hearing Wednesday with Lenawee County Circuit Judge Michael R. Olsaver, Koester’s attorney, Patrick Bagley of Waterford, […]
Mar. 1—A former employee of the Bruceton Community Ambulance Service is facing embezzlement charges after allegedly falsely adding hundreds of hours to her time sheets over a four-month period. Board members of the ambulance service contacted the Preston County Sheriff’s Department in November 2023, after a review of payroll records showed discrepancies. Deputy J.T. Knotts […]
Feb. 29—BOONEVILLE — Booneville police have charged an Alcorn County man with stealing merchandise from a downtown business. Booneville detectives received a report of embezzlement from a North Second Street area business. That original investigation led authorities to issue an arrest warrant for Rodney Shayne Leslie, 45, of Corinth. He was later apprehended by Prentiss […]
The police in Vinnytsia Oblast have exposed a criminal group amongst Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence officials who caused losses of UAH 4.3 million (about US$112,000) while procuring military equipment. Source: press service of the National Police Quote: “Abusing his official position, the head of one of the Ministry of Defence’s departments, along with two subordinates, […]
CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – The Attorney General’s Office is investigating a Norman man who allegedly embezzled several people for more than $300,000. KFOR confronted him Friday and asked where the money went. David Swanson, of Norman, is the focus of the affidavit released in early February but the alleged actions occurred over several years, […]
(FLORISSANT, Colo.) — At a recent Florissant Fire Protection District (FFPD) board meeting, President Paul Del Toro announced that the district had escaped an attempt to steal tens of thousands of dollars. He said embezzlement attempts were through a series of forged checks. The incident unfolded in late December, but it only came to light […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in a community that, like many […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in a community that, like many […]
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence is working to recover funds that were transferred to an ammunition manufacturer as a result of a corrupt scheme. Lawyers are examining how to terminate the contract. Source: Interfax-Ukraine, citing Ilarion Pavliuk, head of the Defence Ministry’s Press and Information Department, on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote from Pavliuk: “We […]
A senior official in the Defense Ministry has been detained over his suspected involvement in using an artillery shell contract to embezzle Hr 1.5 billion ($40 million), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Dec. 22. Recent months saw upheavals in the leadership of Ukraine’s defense sector, intended to stamp out corruption following several […]