Financial crimes are taken seriously by law enforcement, and if an investigation points to a person being suspected of committing such a crime, it could result in criminal charges. Allegations of embezzlement could come with severe consequences if a person is...
Embezzlement
Woman pleads guilty to embezzlement charges
Accusations of financial crimes can have detrimental effects on a person's life. If a person is accused of stealing money from a company for which he or she works, that individual could be fired, face criminal charges for embezzlement and have a difficult time finding...
Man admits to embezzling $22 million from marketing firm
A 29-year-old man has admitted to embezzling approximately $22 million from a marketing company that represents social media influencers. The man's guilty pleas to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges were announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the...
3 people admit to embezzlement
Three people who once served as the economic development director, administrator and treasurer of a California Native American tribe have admitted embezzling more than $4.9 million from a casino operated by the tribe. The 56-year-old man, 76-year-old woman and...
California CEO pleads guilty to pension fund embezzlement
A 65-year-old California man who was the chief executive officer of a Sacramento-based real estate investment firm has admitted to embezzling $1,243,154 from his workers' pension plan. The man entered his guilty plea on Aug. 1. He faces a prison sentence of up to five...
Poker star faces embezzlement charges
A man accused of embezzling money from a California company was indicted on July 11 by a federal grand jury. The man, Dennis Blieden, has become well-known in the poker field for his quick climb from unknown to superstar, but according to court papers, he may have...
Man accused of embezzling $22 million from social media firm
Federal prosecutors say that a 29-year-old man embezzled more than $22 million from a California marketing firm to enter poker tournaments, invest in cryptocurrencies, and pay his credit card bills. The man was taken into custody in Las Vegas on July 10 according to a...
Credit union manager admits to embezzling $40 million
A former CBS Employees Federal Credit Union manager has admitted that he embezzled more than $40 million from his employer over two decades. The 62-year-old man entered his guilty plea to embezzlement charges on May 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Central...
Man could serve 23 years for embezzling millions
A California man pleaded guilty to embezzling thousands of dollars from his employer over a period of nearly three years. One count of mail fraud and one count of subscribing to a false income tax return will result in a sentence of 23 years in prison along with fines...
Michael Avenatti pleads not guilty to embezzlement
Attorney Michael Avenatti has gone from mulling a 2020 presidential bid to being indicted on a raft of charges in both California and New York within the space of a few months. The bombastic litigator became a regular cable news guest when he announced that he was...