embezzling
Take-out addict steals $170K from company -- but blows it on Uber Eats, DoorDash: cops
At least she ate well. An Idaho woman was caught stealing over $170,000 from her employer -- and blew most of it ordering food from delivery apps. Charlene Smith, formerly...
Golf pro accuses partner at Bethpage golf course of stealing $300K — and trying to frame others, including autistic teen
Kelley Brooke, a well-known female golf pro who was named 2018's LPGA Professional of the Year, claimed in the lawsuit that the firm's former vice president, Paul O'Donoghue, pocketed loads...
Protege who beheaded NYC tech CEO boss after stealing $400K to impress lover tells judge he deserves life sentence
A convicted killer who chopped his tech boss's head off after embezzling more than $400,000 from him four years ago was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on...
Ex-bank CEO sentenced to 24 years for embezzling $47M in crypto scheme
Former Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes was duped by scammers in a “pig butchering” scheme, federal prosecutors said.
Calif. school official who stole $17M from low-income district and hid money in a mini-fridge sent to prison
The crooked finance director splurged on luxury goods including cars, expensive tequila and dozens of designer bags, the US Attorney's Office of the Central District of California said.
Fugitive financier cuts $100M DOJ deal to forfeit paintings by Warhol, Monet
A fugitive Malaysian money man who once partied with Leonardo DiCaprio has struck a $100M deal to settle lawsuits accusing him of buying luxury art with embezzled funds.
Exec at prestigious LI school convicted of stealing $8M for five Fire Island getaways, limos and a muscle car
David Ostrove, 52, the former chief financial officer and technical officer at the Schechter School of Long Island, raided the private K-12 academy's bank account for nearly 10 years before...
Grocery store manager stole $750K from self-checkout kiosks in 16-month elaborate scheme: state feds
Trevor Beaver, 31, is accused of taking the money from the Fresh Thyme Market in Troy, where he worked from July 2022 to Nov. 2023.
Oregon weekly newspaper to relaunch print edition after theft forced it to lay off its entire staff
The Eugene Weekly will return to newsstands on Feb. 8 with roughly 25,000 copies, about six weeks after the embezzlement forced the decades-old publication to halt its print edition, editor...
Ziwe teases 'bombshell' George Santos interview: 'What could we do to get you to go away?'
“Oh my god. Legs all for days. Look at you,” the Long Island Republican says upon meeting the former late-night talk show host.
Italian cardinal once thought to be pope contender convicted of embezzling Vatican funds, gets 5 years in prison
A Vatican criminal court convicted a cardinal of embezzling millions
Ex-Jaguars employee allegedly stole $22 million from team to fund lavish lifestyle
Amit Patel is accused of using the ill-gotten proceeds to fund everything from luxury watches to private jet travel to new cars.
Ex-NYPD union head Ed Mullins sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing $600K in dues
Ed Mullins, 61, delivered a nearly five-minute speech in Manhattan federal court detailing how greed had led to his downfall and caused his family to fall apart.
NJ couple stole $91K from youth soccer club to pay for Disney trip, kids' party, bills: police
A New Jersey couple was arrested for stealing more than $91,000 from a youth soccer league to fund their splurges, including a trip to Disney World.
Lawyer who blew $8M of clients' money in Vegas strikes deal with feds
California lawyer Sara Jacqueline King admits to bilking clients out of more than $8 million and using funds for Vegas gambling sprees and funding her lavish lifestyle.
Santos judge to unseal names of people who paid lying rep's $500K bond
A federal judge in New York has agreed to unseal records that reveal who secured a $500,000 unsecured bond for Rep. George Santos in his criminal fraud case.
Feds offer $20K reward for former Larry Hogan aide on the lam
Federal law enforcement officials are offering up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of Roy McGrath, a onetime top aide to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is...
Disgraced Goldman banker Roger Ng gets 10 years for helping steal over $4B
A "Wolf of Wall Street" will spend the next decade in a federal pen.
Putin's former top space engineer dies after facing corruption charges
Vladimir Nesterov, 74, former general director of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, died this week while facing allegations that he embezzled $72 million.
Woman allegedly embezzled nearly $600k from school for family vacations, IVF treatment
Katherine Paprocka, 36, was a senior administrator at Penn Christian Academy in East Norriton from July 2020 to December 2021.