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Churches are not typically the place you’d think to find cases of embezzlement. However, fraud occurs everywhere and in many different forms.

This is the case for Ms. Chanell Easton, who allegedly embezzled monies while employed with a church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Ms. Easton worked as the church administrator at the...

Mr. Euan David MacGregor, formerly known as David Joseph Bean is alleged to have diverted funds intended for his former employer to Mr. MacGregor’s own personal bank accounts totaling more than $3.2 million.

Between November 2014 and January 2020, Mr. Euan MacGregor was known as David Bean and held the position of Chief...

Public officials hold a high level of power and must exercise responsibility while remaining impartial against influence.

Mr. Samuel Randazzo was the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chairman from April 2019 to November 2020, when he resigned. It is alleged Mr. Randazzo received bribe money from energy companies for favorable official actions. The money...

Fraud can be perpetrated by individuals at various levels of a company’s hierarchy – from those in management of board positions to administrative assistants. Such was the case for a family-owned company in South Lake Tahoe.

Over the course of almost four years, a construction company was unknowingly the victim of embezzlement allegedly...

Mr. Adil Rahman worked as a credit analyst for a subsidiary of a large electrical distribution and services company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Part of Mr. Rahman’s job description involved contacting customers to collect outstanding invoices for the company’s services.  

Between November 2022 and December 2023, Mr. Rahman allegedly sent an email...

Mr. Christopher Firle was the chief financial officer of a holding company that managed multiple car dealerships.

Mr. Firle allegedly used company credit cards to pay for over $750,000.00 in personal expenses. Some of these expenses included tickets to sporting events and purchases at Bergdorf Goodman, Chanel, Hermès, Nordstrom, and Tiffany &...

According to court documentation, the former bookkeeper of a Falmouth, Boston flooring company recently pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1.3 million from her employer.

Ms. Susan Figuerido also pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false tax return. This scheme took place between 2015 and 2023. If found guilty, the...

According to an indictment on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Mr. Eric Rego allegedly committed fraud by using Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) funds intended for an after-school program to purchase tablet computers and other electronic devices and selling the devices for profit.  

The school district had an after-school program that offered...

A relatively common method of employee theft that individuals use to conceal their schemes is the creation of either false companies or false invoices.

The fraudsters then set these accounts up to divert company funds directly to themselves while, to the employer, the invoice payments appear to be legitimate. This is especially...

In March of 2023, the arrest of Mr. Kevin Chiu was made public due to his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme in which he is said to have conducted a scheme to embezzle monies from his former client’s accounts.

After the arrest, FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll stated, “Today’s...