Embezzling Money from Government
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State Rep. Glen Casada [R-TN]funneled more than $202,000 in state funds earmarked for legislative mailers to personal accounts using a fictitious consulting company called Phoenix Solutions
23 Aug 2022According to charging documents filed in federal court -
Roy McGrath [Chief of Staff]engineered an illegal $233,647 taxpayer funded payment to himself from the Maryland Environmental Service by lying that then Maryland Governor Larry Hogan approved it as his severance05 Oct 2021
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Tax Collector Joel Greenberg [R-FL]embezzled $400k in taxpayer money by using a government issued credit card on personal purchases including cryptocurrency and professional sports memorabilia31 Mar 2021He pled guilty to a larger package of charges and then cooperated with federal authorities on a larger sex-trafficking investigation
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Mayor Anthony Silva [R-CA]embezzled $46,500 including $27,500 from the city of Stockton, CA, with the help of his executive assistant04 Oct 2018According to charging documents filed by local police