FRESNO, Calif. — Stephanie Yost, 39, of Tulare, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to three years and a month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud related to an embezzlement scheme she Read More »
The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that KEVIN COLEMAN, 51, of Waseca, Minn., was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling approximately $1.7 million from his former employer, and for failing to Read More »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thomas Tanke, 68, previously of El Dorado Hills, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to five years and 10 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Judge Garcia ordered Tanke to pay $243,403 in restitution Read More »
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Freda Hensley, 67, of Logan, was sentenced today to five years probation by United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston for embezzlement of union assets. Hensley, a former president of Steelworkers Local Union 14505 located in Logan, W.Va., pleaded guilty to a single-count information in August. The defendant served as president of Read More »
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Derry, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of embezzlement and theft of union funds and submitting fraudulent records, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The two-count indictment named Conley, 65, as the sole defendant. According to the indictment, Conley, as Read More »
A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging the crime of bank embezzlement against Allison G. Lowther, age 43, of Kent, Ohio, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today. The indictment alleges that from on or about June 10, 2011 to on or about November 25, 2011, Read More »
Allegedly Diverted Donations and Used them for Trips, Gambling and Home Remodel A Lakewood, Washington Police Officer who served as the Treasurer of the Lakewood Police Independent Guild was arrested today and charged with ten federal felonies related to the alleged embezzlement of more than $120,000 from a fund intended to benefit the families of Read More »
Cynthia Landore Faces Possible Jail Time ABINGDON, VIRGINIA — The former Postmaster of the Hiltons, Virginia Post Office pled guilty this morning in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon to embezzlement charges. Cynthia K. Landore, 56, of Bristol, Tenn., was indicted in November 2011 on a variety of Read More »
ALBUQUERQUE – This morning in federal court in Albuquerque, Norma Mermejo, 53, a member and resident of Picuris Pueblo, was arraigned on an indictment charging her with embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization. If convicted of this offense, Mermejo faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Mermejo entered Read More »
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of St. Paul, Minnesota, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of union embezzlement, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The one-count indictment named Curtis Reed, 56, as the sole defendant. According to the indictment, Curtis Reed, a Staff Representative of the Read More »
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