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Piggly Wiggly Manager accused of embezzling

gulflive.com | 7/30/09 | $90,000 | suspect:  Terry Patrick | victim:  The Food Giant

The manager of the Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Escatawpa was fired after allegedly embezzling $90,000 from the store over a two-year period, about the time the store reopened following Hurricane Katrina, authori ties said.

HOA Treasurer accused of Embezzlement

newsvirginian.com | 7/30/09 |$650,000 |  suspect:  Michale Comer | victim:  Glenmore Community Association

Michael Comer, who is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Glenmore Community Association, was released from jail Tuesday on $50,000 bond after being charged with five counts of embezzlement.

SEC sues Mortgages Ltd. lender Radical Bunny

bizjournals.com | 7/30/09 | suspect:  Radical Bunny

Radical Bunny LLC, a Phoenix investment group that made multi-million-dollar loans to Morgtages, LTD,  is the target of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Victim: "Embezzlement was not a crime, it wa a lifestyle"

upi.com | 7/28/09 | $9 million | suspect:  Rick Eddleman | victim:  Decipher Inc.

A Virginia man has been sentenced to six years and five months in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from his boyhood friend and brother-in-law.

Man sentenced for embezzling from employers pension plan

bostonherald.com | 7/28/09 | suspect:  Mark J. Harrington

A Boston man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling nearly $387,000 from the employee pension plan at the financial services company where he worked.

MAN ADMITS RUNNING FRAUDULENT CHECK SCHEME

usdoj.gov | 7/28/09 | $155,000 | suspect:  Donald Glenn

DONALD GLENN, 37, of Hartford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to six counts of bank fraud in a check tampering scheme.

Real Estate Developer charged in Investment Fraud

chicago.fbi.gov | 7/27/09 | suspect:  Forrest David Laidley

A Libertyville, Illinois real estate developer, who offered and sold limited partnership interests and short term, high interest, guaranteed promissory notes to the public, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday and charged with mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain, retain and use more than $10,000,000 from investors and financial institutions.

Kuwaiti charged in stock manipulation scheme commits suicide

ap.google.com | 7/27/09 | suspect:  Hazem al-Braikan

A Kuwaiti businessman linked to Citigroup and charged in the United States with fraud committed suicide Sunday, a security official said.

Former Credit Union CEO Arrested

cutimes.com | 7/27/09 | $ 9 million | suspect: Bernie Metz | victim:  Center Valley Credit Union

Bernie D. Metz, the former CEO of a now failed federal credit union, has been arrested and charged with embezzling money from the institution. Court documents allege that Metz used the money to buy herself, her husband and her family numerous automobiles and to finance the building of a restaurant.

Ex-CFO Pleads Guilty in Expense Reimbursement Scheme

columbia.fbi.gov  | 7/27/09 | $2.9 million | suspect:  Jerry Wells | victim:  UCI Medical Affiliates

Jerry Francis Wells, Jr., age 47, of Columbia, pled guilty in an expense reibursement while CFO and for falsifying reports filed with the SEC.