Category: Embezzelment

Former Anaheim Controller Expected to Plead Guilty to Embezzlement

December 10, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former controller for two Anaheim-based companies accused of embezzling more than $3 million is expected to plead guilty Dec. 12 in federal court. Rosalba Meza, 48, of Coto de Caza, is accused of transferring nearly $3.1 million from Trilogy Plumbing Inc. and Matrix Management LLC to her accounts from May 2017 through…

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Torrance Nun Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Catholic School Funds

February 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The retired principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance, who as a nun took a vow of poverty, was sentenced Feb. 7 to 12 months and a day behind bars for embezzling more than $835,000 in school funds to support a gambling habit and other personal expenses. Mary Margaret Kreuper, 80, of Los…

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FBI Captures Millions-Worth Bitcoins From Japanese Embezzler

December 22, 2021
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The Department of Justice has taken action to return more than $154 million in funds allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation by one of its employees who subsequently converted it to Bitcoin. According to the civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of California, the stolen funds were discovered on Dec….

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Three Women Charged with Stealing Funds from Homeless Organization

October 27, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Three women were charged with grand theft and embezzlement in connection with a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands in public funds intended to aid the homeless. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the charges Oct. 21 for Latoi Pledger, 45, Sareena Stevenson, 44, and Valencia Stevenson, 40, with 56 felonies, including grand theft…

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