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Former church employee pleads guilty to embezzlement

gaylordheraldimes.com | 3/30/09 | suspect:  Darcy Donnelle Hoffman |  victim:  First Congretational Church

As part of today’s (Monday) guilty plea agreement for embezzling from First Congregational Church, former employee Darcy Donnelle Hoffman will maintain the right to withdraw the plea if her sentence includes prison time.

MSU Secretary Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

gwcommonwealth.com | 3/30/09 | $60,000 | suspect:  Charlene Lacy | victim:  Mississippi Valley State University

A former Mississippi Valley State University secretary pleaded guilty to embezzling money from the school's fundraising organization Friday.

Saratoga Chamber chief faces forgery

bizjournals.com | 3/30/09 | $4,000 | suspect:  Elizabeth Borbolla | victim:  Saratoga Chamber of Commerce.

The executive director of the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce faces charges of forgery and embezzlement, the Santa Clara County sheriff's office said Monday.

Law Firm Payroll Scheme

norwichbulletin.com | 3/30/09 | $21,000 | suspect:  Dorothy Donaldson

State prosecutors Monday continued the case of a Preston woman charged with embezzling more than $21,000 from the Norwich law firm where she worked.

Internet Crime Complaint Center 2008 Annual Report

nwc3.org | 3/30/09 | Internet Crime

Reports of Internet-based crime jumped 33 percent in 2008, according to a group to the Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Michigan iPod repairman scams 9,000 iPods from Apple

computerworld.com  | 3/20/09 | suspect:  Nicholas Woodhams | victim:  Apple Computer

Federal prosecutors filed felony fraud and money-laundering charges earlier this week against a Michigan man accused of duping Apple Inc. into sending him more than 9,000 replacement iPod Shuffles.

Sentencing for Advertising Firm Firm Billing Scheme

delcotimes.com | 3/27/09 | $3 million | suspect:  Brian J. Rowland | victim: Gillespie Group

Brian J. Rowland, 44, of Gilbertsville ,  was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for embezzling more than $3 million from the Delaware County advertising firm where he worked as a bookkeeper, announced United States Attorney Laurie Magid.

Former Entellium execs sentenced for fraud

nwsource.com | 3/28/09 | suspects:  Paul Johnston & Parrish Jones victim:  Entellium

Two former top executives of Seattle software startup Entellium, who admitted to cooking the books to mollify investors pouring millions into the company, were sentenced to prison Friday by a federal judge.

Stockton store operators face charges in alleged food stamp scheme

recordnet.com | 3/28/09 | $2 million | suspect:  Ahmad & Mumraiz Khan | victim:  U. S. government

A Stockton man, his brother and daughter have been indicted on charges they ran a food stamp fraud scheme netting $2 million from a downtown smoke shop, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento said Friday.

MA Community Health Center Embezzlement

usdoj.gov | 3/24/09 | $130,000 | suspect: ANDREW R. MA | victim:  Dimock Community Health Center

A Weymouth man was sentenced today in federal court in connection with stealing approximately $130,000 from a federally supported clinic.