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Former Cleveland bank manager admits embezzling $60K from dead client – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A former PNC Bank branch manager has admitted stealing more than $60,000 from a deceased customer's account. According to court records, Lamont Hankins forged documents, lied to employees about his relationship with the deceased customer, and siphoned money, including airfare for himself and his wife, from accounts he used for personal purposes. […]

Ex-lawyer Tom Girardi found guilty of embezzling millions of dollars

Disbarred high-profile lawyer Tom Girardi was convicted of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from clients on Tuesday after a nearly two-week trial in Los Angeles. Girardi, the 85-year-old estranged husband of “Real House of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, was convicted by a jury of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling from various […]

Tom Girardi found guilty of embezzling $15m in alleged ponzi scheme | US news

A federal jury in Los Angeles on Tuesday convicted Tom Girardi, a disbarred California attorney who U.S. prosecutors accused of stealing $15 million in settlement money from clients, of four counts of wire fraud, prosecutors announced. Girardi, 85, whose pollution lawsuit against a California utility company was the subject of the Oscar-winning film “Erin Brockovich,” […]

CFO of Detroit riverfront revitalization project charged with embezzling $40M

The man who for many years managed the finances of the organization that transformed Detroit’s riverfront into a popular tourist attraction was indicted Wednesday on charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars. According to a criminal complaint unsealed in federal court, William Smith routinely used the money he received from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy […]

Lawrence O’Donnell justifies Michael Cohen embezzling money from Trump

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell came up with a shoddy defense for former President Donald Trump after the former president admitted stealing money from the Trump Organization during his trial. Cohen admitted during his third day of testimony that he pocketed money that was supposed to go from the Trump Organization to the technology company Red […]

Former Philadelphia union boss, codefendant convicted of embezzling over $650K in funds

Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Doherty and a co-defendant were found guilty Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, making them the first in federal prosecution since a full indictment in 2019. secured a second conviction against a long-time powerful man. Dougherty, who led Local 98 of the […]

Ex-comptroller gets 2 years for embezzling nearly $700K from Arizona tribe

A former comptroller who embezzled more than $670,000 from a tribal organization was sentenced to two years in prison, federal authorities announced Tuesday. They said Savannah Sandoval, 36, of Camp Verde, was also ordered to pay more than $650,000 in restitution to the Yavapai Apache Tribe. Mr. Sandoval pleaded guilty in August to tribal embezzlement […]

Home Depot employee charged with allegedly embezzling $1.2 million over 15-month span

An employee of a hardware store in San Rafael, California, has been arrested and charged with embezzling approximately $1.2 million from the hardware store, according to reports. Letitia Marie McAdoo, 42, was charged Thursday in Marin County Superior Court with three separate felonies. She said the three charges address crimes allegedly committed over a 15-month […]