Embezzlement

Displaying 7 Scandals
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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 2022
According to charging documents filed in federal court -
County Commissioner John Novello [R-NY]Embezzled over $59k from a local Republican committee and spent it on personal expenses including mortgage payments, wine trips, luxury candies, and everyday expenses like groceries
27 Jan 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
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 severance
05 Oct 2021
According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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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 memorabilia
31 Mar 2021
He pled guilty to a larger package of charges and then cooperated with federal authorities on a larger sex-trafficking investigation -
Mayor Anthony Silva [R-CA]Embezzled $46,500 including $27,500 from the city of Stockton, CA, with the help of his executive assistant
04 Oct 2018
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Mayor Anthony Silva [R-CA]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
07 Mar 2017
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Rep. Rick Renzi [R-AZ]Funneled $400k in insurance premiums from a company he owned to his congressional campaign then later transferred ownership of the company to his wife
22 Feb 2008
According to charging documents filed by federal officials