Tag: embezzlement

San Benito County officials have requested an audit and investigation services from the state controller’s office after a recent fraud incident brought the county’s...

No one would ever suspect the library as a place of fraud. We go to the library for novels like “Moby Dick” or “Tale...

San Benito County will conduct a full audit of the public library after two former employees were convicted of embezzling more than $360,000 from...

Authorities have zeroed in on a suspect. File photo.

A longtime local resident is suspected of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her parents by using their credit card and writing fraudulent checks on such expenses as rent, utilities and a cash-advance outlet in town, according to a sheriff’s detective who shared details of the case.

A judge Thursday sentenced the former treasurer of the Baler Band Booster Club after she had pleaded no contest in an embezzlement case, according to court records.

Former sheriff’s deputy Jason T. Lei was sentenced Thursday to 240 days in county jail and three years of probation for embezzling from the deputies union.

Three weeks after the Garlic Festival reported $18,000 in cash missing from their ticket booth, the alleged embezzlement continues to be actively investigated by Gilroy Police.

While it appears as though former sheriff candidate and Hollister police Sgt. Ray Wood will receive a fair penalty of six months in jail for embezzling from the officers' union, it is also good to see that same union has addressed its lacking oversight on financial matters.