Embezzlement

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Displaying 19 Crimes
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  • Patricia LambPatricia LambFmr. Election Official
       
    2/18/25
    Stole $15,940 from taxpayers by charging thousands in personal expenses on her government credit card and falsifying records to get paid for work she didn't do
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Steve DeweeseSteve DeweeseFmr. County Commissioner
       
    2/12/25
    Stole $4k in ad revenue from a calendar for the Sheriff's department that he led
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Blake CozzensBlake CozzensFmr. Iron County GOP Treasurer
       
    1/16/25
    Stole over $1.9 million from clients whose property he managed over a series of at least 19 wire transfers, checks and in-person withdrawals and deposited the money into two bank accounts he owned
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Christopher MorrisChristopher MorrisFmr. Sheriff [R-OK]
       
    1/08/25
    Used government funds to purchase a UTV for the sheriff's department that he had previously owned and falsely claimed the vehicle was new so he could evade rules that were in place to deter exactly what he did
    According to charging documents filed by state officials
  • Patrick BaileyPatrick BaileyCounty GOP Treasurer
       
    12/13/24
    Stole $14,400 from the county GOP bank account he oversaw by writing checks to himself
    According to arrest records documents filed by the local police department
  • Craig CaldwellCraig CaldwellFmr. Lexington County GOP Chair
       
    7/12/24
    Illegally transferred $61,591 from a local GOP chapter's bank account to his personal accounts over 147 wire transfers in a five-year period and covered it up by falsifying reports he submitted to the local chapter
    According to charging document filed by local officials
  • Michael CroninMichael CroninChief Counsel CT Sen. GOP
       
    10/25/23
    Stole $267,80 from a political Super PAC whose finances he oversaw as its Treasurer
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Ed MullinsFmr. NYPD Union President
       
    8/03/23
    Stole roughly $1 million from a NYC police officers union by filing falsified expense reports for personal items including lavish meals and luxury clothing and over-inflating the amount he should be reimbursed for countless other expenses for over four years to such a degree that prosecutors described it as a "personal piggy bank" and then lied to federal officials when they confronted him
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • John SuplizioJohn SuplizioFmr. City Manager
       
    3/20/23
    Funneled over $1.5 million in taxpayer funds and from a charity he managed to his personal accounts which he then used to make multiple "large cash withdrawals," pay his personal credit card bills, make political donations and gamble
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Cade CothrenCade CothrenGlen Casada Chief of Staff
       
    8/23/22
    Created a fictitious consulting company along with state reps. Glen Casada and Robin Smith where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also paid Casada and Smith a bribe in exchange for their help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendor
    According to charging documents filed in federal court
  • Glen CasadaGlen CasadaFmr. House Speaker [R-TN]
       
    8/23/22
    Created a fictitious consulting company along with state rep. Robin Smith and his chief of staff where they charged taxpayers $51,947 for official mailing services and hid his involvement in the scheme by submitting fake invoices to state officials and also accepted bribes from his chief of staff in exchange for his help in securing government approval for the fake consulting company to operate as an official state vendor
    According to charging documents filed in federal court
  • Roy McGrathFmr. Chief of Staff [R]
       
    10/05/21
    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 severance
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Joel GreenbergJoel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
    3/31/21
    Embezzled $400k in taxpayer money by using a government issued credit card on personal purchases including cryptocurrency and professional sports memorabilia
    He pled guilty to a larger package of charges and then cooperated with federal authorities on a larger sex-trafficking investigation
  • Edward AmbrosinoFmr. City Council Member
       
    11/15/19
    Stole more than $800,000 in legal fees owed to his law firm by transferring the money to his personal account and then didn't pay the $254,628 tax bill that would have been due had the money been acquired legally
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Anthony SilvaAnthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]
       
    10/21/19
    Embezzled $2.7 million from a local Boys and Girls Club over a four-year period and also used the organization's credit card for personal trips to the Philippines and Lake Tahoe, hotels, retail purchases and membership to dating website filipinocupid.com
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
    10/04/18
    Embezzled $46,500 including $27,500 from the city of Stockton, CA with the help of his executive assistant
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Jake FilesFmr. State Senator [R-AR]
       
    1/29/18
    Pocketed $46,500 in state grants designated for community upgrades by manipulating the bidding process to award his company a contract for work that was never done
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Rick RenziRick RenziFmr. U.S. Representative
       
    2/22/08
    Embezzled $400k in insurance premiums from a company he owned and deposited it into his congressional campaign account and then tried to cover his tracks by transferring ownership of the company to his wife
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Gerald HegeGerald HegeFmr. Sheriff [R-NC]
       
    9/20/03
    Stole $6,200 dollars from the sheriff department's bank account which he used to pay for his re-election parties in 1998 and 2002 and to reimburse an employee for a travel expense and then obstructed justice by attempting to cover his tracks on expense reports
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets