WORST CASE - EMBEZZLEMENT
Former JE Dunn employee admits role in $840,000 fraud against company
“A former JE Dunn job recruiter pleaded guilty Wednesday to scheming to defraud the Kansas City construction company out of more than $800,000. The former employee received more than $400,000 from the scheme and must forfeit that money to the government. He must also pay restitution to JE Dunn. Prosecutors believe that figure is about $840,000.”
There are no easy answers in combating employee embezzlement
“Kansas City area companies, big and small, have been victimized. So far in 2016, several area cases have involved thefts of more than $1 million. But unraveling the mystery of why otherwise law-abiding people steal large sums of money from their employers is often a more complicated endeavor.”
Lee’s Summit woman admits $5 million embezzlement from firm
“The former office manager for a Kansas City area architectural firm pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $5 million from the company. She pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.”
Payroll manager admits to $1.5 million embezzlement from two major KC-area employers
“She admitted in U.S. District Court to embezzling $1,255,175 million from Garmin between Feb. 24, 2012, and May 30, 2014, while she worked as a senior payroll specialist there; $302,183 from Black & Veatch from January 2015 until March 4 of this year while she was a global payroll manager there; and $7,385 from Tristar Benefit Administrators, a company that handled health care savings accounts for Garmin.”
$1.2 million theft from Garmin in embezzlement
“A Kansas City woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $1.2 million from Garmin International. The indictment alleges that Webb stole $1,224,410 while working as a senior payroll specialist for the Olathe-based company.”
Ex-credit union Kansas City worker gets probation for embezzlement
“A former suburban Kansas City credit union employee has been sentenced to three years of supervised probation for embezzling more than $34,000 she now must repay.”
Woman ordered to repay $500,000 embezzled from Leavenworth bank
She covered up the crime by falsifying bank records about the amount of money in the bank’s vault, according to federal prosecutors.
Former HOA treasurer admits embezzling more than $100,000
“The former treasurer of a Kansas City homeowners association pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $100,000 from her HOA over 2 1/2 years.”
Accountant pleads guilty to $4M scheme
“According to a release from U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson, Hauk pulled off the fraud by using an “on the books” scheme that obfuscated transactions to avoid detection by creating fake entries and floating checks between entities.”