Posts Tagged ‘Embezzlement’
Temporary Deputy Sheriff Arrested
From the Office of the Sheriff: Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Temporary Deputy Sheriff (Per-Diem) Arrested The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff recently discovered criminal conduct involving an employee at its Property Services Unit office in Concord. Detectives launched an investigation into the conduct. During the investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for the employee’s…
Read MorePleasant Hill Woman Gets Prison Time For Embezzling Walnut Creek Charity
The former finance manager of a Walnut Creek charity serving area youth has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for siphoning off over $1.6 million from the organization, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said in a press release that Carrie Lynn Grant, 62, of Pleasant…
Read MoreMoraga Chamber Of Commerce Confirms Ouster Of President F. Robert Fritzky; MCF Embezzlement Investigation Underway
Rumors of an apparent shakeup among leadership at the Moraga Chamber of Commerce materialized Friday after the chamber confirmed the ouster of Chamber President F. Robert Fritzky – ushered out under the cloud of a looming embezzlement investigation at the Moraga Community Foundation. Although no specific charges have yet to be filed against Fritzky, search…
Read MoreFormer Seeno Construction Executive Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Filing False Tax Returns
Martinez, Calif. – This past Friday, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant Edward Miller of Walnut Creek, California guilty as charged of four felonies tied to his criminal schemes to embezzle money from his employer Seeno Construction, Inc. and its affiliated entities. Miller was the former Chief Risk Officer for the Seeno Companies at the…
Read MoreFormer Diablo Valley Youth Football League Treasurer Arrested For Embezzlement Wednesday
San Ramon police arrested the former treasurer of the Diablo Valley Youth Football League on embezzlement charges Wednesday after an investigation by police and league officials determined he’d stolen an estimated $200,000 during his tenure. Investigators said Lynwood B. Peyton, 64, was taken into custody at 3300 Promontory Way in San Ramon at 9 a.m.…
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