The former co-founder and president of a Bellingham nonprofit that helps unhoused people will pay nearly $50,000 back to the organization after he pleaded guilty to embezzling the funds over a multi-year period. James “Jim” Lee Peterson, 67, of Bellingham, pleaded guilty June 3 in Whatcom County Superior Court to one count of first-degree theft, […]
A Mesa city treasurer is accused of embezzling $10,000 from the city, and using it for personal items including new tires for her car. Charmain Halverson, 50, of Lind, is accused of using her position as city treasurer to funnel government funds into purchases for herself, according to a release from Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. […]
With restitution finally paid, a former treasurer for a Hilton Head POA who was caught embezzling over $200,000 from the association’s reserve accounts will dodge jail time with a three-month probation sentence. The woman siphoned funds from the community for more than four years without raising any eyebrows. Patricia Butville, 69, pleaded guilty June 6 […]
A prominent Sacramento developer pleaded no contest to two counts of embezzlement in Sacramento Superior Court and will serve two years of house arrest as part of his deal. Chris Vrame was charged with 34 counts of felony embezzlement after he embezzled more than $4.1 million from investors between 2013 and 2017 meant to buy […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Memphis Police say an employee of a Lowe’s Home Improvement store embezzled more than $17,000 over three months. Bessie Owens, 39, has been charged with theft of property worth $10,000-$60,000. Memphis Police responded to the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Thursday and according to police, an employee with loss prevention told […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Memphis Police say an employee of a Lowe’s Home Improvement store embezzled more than $17,000 over three months. Bessie Owens, 39, has been charged with theft of property worth $10,000-$60,000. Memphis Police responded to the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Thursday and according to police, an employee with loss prevention told […]
May 4—WEATHERFORD — A former Weatherford firefighter was arrested last week and charged with misusing funds from a local nonprofit, according to county jail records. Edwin Steele, 45, was arrested Monday — bonding out the same date on a combined $15,000 bond — on charges of misapplication of financial property and theft of property (more […]
A former Sioux Falls Parent Teacher Association president allegedly used more than $1,000 in PTA funds for her own personal use, such as “pyramid schemes” and streaming services, according to an affidavit from January. Tiffaniee Cope, 41, was indicted April 10 on a Class 6 felony charge of one count of embezzlement of property received […]
Apr. 15—An Indiana woman is accused of embezzling close to $380,000 from Stateline Medical Equipment where she worked in Miamisburg. Corinna C. Bystrom, 44, of Liberty, Indiana, was issued a summons to appear for her Tuesday arraignment in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for one count of aggravated theft. “An internal audit by Stateline Medical […]
The former president and chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada accused of diverting $1.4 million from the charity now faces additional federal charges alleging he embezzled money from two other nonprofit organizations in California. On Thursday, a federal grand jury returned a 16-count superseding indictment against Richard Alan Abrusci, […]
A Middlesex County man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for embezzling $2.37 million from his employer, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Gerard Beauzile, 63, of South Plainfield, previously pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of wire fraud and was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in prison, Sellinger announced. From […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan faces the death penalty in a trial that began Tuesday over alleged fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP and Vietnam’s largest financial fraud case on record. The 66-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat allegedly […]