A New York man who owned several nursing home and rehabilitation facilities entered a guilty plea to multiple charges in a Bridgeport federal court. The 71-year-old acknowledged that he stole $4.1 million from the Bridgeport Health Care Center pension plan between...
Book printer indicted for wire fraud, embezzlement
On Dec. 19, the owner of a book printing business in New York was arraigned on charges of embezzlement and wire fraud. The 63-year-old man was handed 10 wire fraud counts for allegedly submitting falsified invoices. In addition, he was charged with one count of...
Church official charged with embezzling $500,000
A New York man has been charged with embezzling more than $500,000 from a religious nonprofit organization. The 55-year-old Suffolk County resident was employed by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America from 1987 until his resignation in 2017. He now works as a...
New York man charged with embezzling union funds
A 48-year-old New York man faces up to five years in prison after being charged with embezzling more than $30,000 from a steelworkers union. The Chemung County resident could also be ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. The charges were announced by the U.S. Attorney's...
What is a ghost employee?
Embezzlement may seem to you to be such a deliberate action that you may think that no one can engage in it without knowing exactly what is it that they are doing. Thus, you may feel secure in the notion that you will never face such accusations. What happens, then,...
Embezzlement charges for alleged defrauding of employer
People who work for companies and hold positions of some authority may often be in positions where they may be purchasing decisions for the business. This means they may approve the payment of money to other partners, vendors or suppliers. One man in New York is today...
Defining “entrapment”
Defenses to accusations or embezzlement may seem few and far between; indeed, many come to us here at Sapone & Petrillo, LLP having been accused of this crime convinced that their guilt is assumed. Yet even in cases where a prosecutor claims to have evidence of...
Accidental embezzlement and other missteps
Whether you have a small business in New York or are an executive in a large corporation, the world of finance is complex, and missteps can be devastating. Unless you are a finance expert, small decisions that seem inconsequential at the time can result in an illegal...
Credit union executive’s conviction leads to state takeover
People who live in New York and who are involved in the financial services industry know that theirs is a highly watched and regulated sector of business. While this is certainly understandable, given that professionals are in charge of other people's money, it can...
The impact of embezzlement charges on one’s career
Embezzlement charges can give rise to a plethora of challenges, such as anxiety over heading to court, financial penalties and even time behind bars. With that said, these allegations can disrupt someone's life in many other ways. For example, someone who is accused...
