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Okla. grand jury returns new charges on ex-judge

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:50 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury returned new indictments Thursday against a former Lincoln County judge who already faces embezzlement and cattle theft charges.

Ark. court: Sheriff with conviction can't serve

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:31:07 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - An Arkansas sheriff who was convicted in 1979 for possessing stolen hens is ineligible to serve in office, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.

NC police employee charged with embezzlement

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:44 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Police in Matthews say a department employee responsible for property seized in criminal investigations is charged with embezzling.

Boxes of cash seized in Mexico corruption probe

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:07:16 -0400

MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities on Wednesday seized five boxes filled with cash as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement by a former governor of southern Tabasco state, in what could become the latest test for President Enrique Pena Nieto to act against corruption.

Judge sends former Guernsey treasurer to prison

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:32:23 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Guernsey town treasurer to two years in prison for failing to pay taxes on money she has admitted to embezzling from the town.

Marion official pleads guilty to theft

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:20:06 -0400

BENTON, Illinois - The former manager of Marion's water department pleaded guilty to federal charges she stole more than $500,000 from the southern Illinois city.

6 plead not guilty in SF school embezzlement case

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:58 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Six current and former San Francisco school district employees have pleaded not guilty to charges that they embezzled $15 million in grant money from the school system.

Vt. Abenaki chief lawsuit on hold

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:04 -0400

ST. ALBANS, Vermont - A lawsuit filed by the former leader of an Indian tribe in Vermont is on hold until her pending criminal case is resolved.

Ex-worker to repay money embezzled from Wayne PSD

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:19:06 -0400

WAYNE, West Virginia - A former employee is repaying nearly $62,000 embezzled from the Northern Wayne Public Service District.

Ex-chief of Maine nonprofit sentenced for stealing

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:33 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - The former executive director of a Maine nonprofit that serves the poor has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in federal prison for stealing $900,000 from the organization.

Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:43:28 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: What goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house?

Georgian ex-PM detained on abuse of office charge

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:32:17 -0400

TBILISI, Georgia - Allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili - a former prime minister and a provincial governor - were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing power struggle between the country's top two officials.

Ex-Alderson town worker sentenced for embezzling

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:27 -0400

UNION, West Virginia - A former Alderson employee will spend at least a year in prison for embezzling money from the town.

Troubled South Dakota grain elevator to be sold

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:09 -0400

GREGORY, South Dakota - Patrons of a financially troubled cooperative grain elevator in the southeastern South Dakota city of Gregory have decided to sell the facility to an East Coast-based company to keep it in business.

Guilty fraud plea in $5.6M Vegas embezzlement

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:17 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the embezzlement of $5.6 million from the prominent builder of residential high-rises in the Vegas area over nearly five years.

Ex-law clerk pleads guilty in traffic ticket case

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:33 -0400

WARREN, Michigan - A former suburban Detroit law clerk accused of illegally accepting a few hundred dollars to help someone deal with a traffic ticket has pleaded guilty to embezzlement.

Woman admits embezzling from Va. association

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:05:14 -0400

STAUNTON, Virginia - A September sentencing is set for a woman convicted of embezzling from the Virginia Angus Association.

Ex-Compton firefighter pleads not guilty to arson

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:35 -0400

COMPTON, California - Marcel Melanson was one of this hardscrabble Southern California suburb's heroes, a reality TV star hailed for his dedicated and sometimes dangerous work for the Compton Fire Department.

Man accused of embezzling $255K to change plea

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:05:13 -0400

CORTEZ, Colorado - Prosecutors say a 42-year-old man accused of embezzling $255,000 from an office supply company in Cortez is expected to change his plea.

Ex.-W.Va. fire chief indicted in funds probe

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:42:05 -0400

SMITHERS, West Virginia - A grand jury in Fayette County has indicted the former chief of a volunteer fire department and his wife on felony charges related to allegedly taking department funds for personal use.

Former Lakewood police officer gets more jail time

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:11 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - A former Lakewood police officer previously convicted for stealing from a fund to benefit the families of four officers shot in 2009 has pleaded guilty to more charges related to that case.

Ind. man pleads in Battle Creek embezzlement case

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:02:05 -0400

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan - An Indiana man faces up to 20 years in prison in an embezzlement case from Battle Creek.

Ex-employee charged in recreation funds theft

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:51 -0400

KENTWOOD, Michigan - A former Kentwood city employee has been charged as part of a probe into the embezzlement of recreation department funds.

Ex-Lubbock banker who embezzled gets 3 years

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:49:40 -0400

LUBBOCK, Texas - A now-former West Texas banker who embezzled about $385,000 from customers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Bangor man admits to embezzling civic groups

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:25:19 -0400

BANGOR, Maine - The former treasurer of the Bangor-Breakfast Kiwanis Club and Greater Bangor 4th of July Corp. has pleaded guilty to stealing about $140,000 from the organizations over several years.