A clerk at a retail store in Pine Cove was arrested in June for allegedly stealing over $100,000 from the business over an eight-month period. Authorities were first alerted to the theft when the proprietors noticed that a large sum of money seemed to be missing....
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Embezzlement
Woman sentenced to four years for embezzling $250,000
On June 5, a California woman was sentenced to four years in state prison for embezzling over $250,000 from her employer. The sentence was handed down by a Sonoma County Superior Court judge. According to court documents, the defendant worked as a payroll clerk for...
Insurance broker accepts plea deal on embezzlement charges
An investigation by the California Department of Insurance and FBI has resulted in a guilty plea from a 62-year-old Fresno man who operated an insurance brokerage and benefits management company. The man acknowledged that he spent $6,089,500 in clients' funds on...
Woman pleads guilty to embezzlement
On April 23, a 51-year-old California woman pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of $114,304. She received a sentence of three years probation. The woman embezzled the funds from the brokerage firm where she worked. According to the sheriff's office, the owner of the...
Embezzlement charges filed against nonprofit director
Prosecutors in California say that the director of a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children with special needs embezzled approximately $675,000 from the group between 2013 and 2015. The 57-year-old Santa Cruz woman was taken into custody by investigators...
Firefighter sentenced in toy-drive embezzlement case
A California woman was sentenced to three years of probation on March 12, 2018. The 54-year-old former firefighter from San Bruno, was found guilty of embezzlement for taking money from fire department bank account that was used to host its annual toy drive. San Mateo...
Man charged in California embezzlement case
On Feb. 28, a 61-year-old man was charged for allegedly embezzling over $100,000 from a California company. The incident took place in Lake County.According to media accounts, the defendant was working as a bookkeeper for a local couple, and an investigation by the...
Women sentenced to prison in embezzlement case
A woman who had been convicted on charges relating to embezzlement was sentenced to two years and eight months in a California women's prison. She was accused of falsification of corporate books and state income tax evasion, as she failed to report the embezzled...
3 men accused of embezzlement scheme
Three former executives at California car dealerships were detained on Jan. 12 on federal charges related to what prosecutors say was an embezzlement scheme. According to prosecutors, the activity took place from 2010 to 2016. The indictment alleges that one of the...
City officials sentenced for embezzlement scheme
California residents may want to know more about a corruption scheme involving city officials in Riverside County that reportedly cost almost $43 million in taxpayer money. This effort to steal Beaumont City money needed for transportation funding took place over more...