Embezzlement News

Okla. District Attorney Indicted for Embezzlement

A Multicounty Grand Jury indictment unsealed recently in Oklahoma’s Cherokee County District Court accuses District Attorney Richard Gray of embezzling money seized as evidence in drug investigations, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Gray, the district attorney for Adair, Cherokee, …

Conn. Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $1 Million from Insurer

An Avon, Conn. woman has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for embezzling about $1 million from her employer. Jessica Feurer, 36, worked as an insurance claims handler for ESIS Inc. in Windsor, an affiliate of …

Arbitrators: Former MassMutual CEO Wrongly Fired

The former chief executive of MassMutual Financial Group was wrongfully fired a year and a half ago and is entitled to financial compensation that could be worth as much as $50 million, according to an arbitration decision. The decision, reached …

Former Insurance Company Officers Sentenced to Six Years in Okla.

A federal judge has sentenced two men to six years in prison for their roles in the failure of a Tulsa, Okla. insurance company. Besides prison terms for convictions on embezzlement, wire fraud and money laundering charges, U.S. District Judge …

Espanola Agent Charged with Bilking Clients of $52,000

An Espanola, N.M., insurance agent has been charged with embezzling more than $52,000 from his clients. A grand jury indictment of 60 criminal counts was filed Friday against Dennis O’Brien in district court in Santa Fe, N.M. O’Brien was named …

Okla. Man Sentenced in Comp Case

An Elk City, Okla. man was ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud in Oklahoma County District Court, the state attorney general’s office announced. Brian W. Walton, 26, …

Miss. Sheriff Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Lincoln County, Miss., Sheriff Wiley Calcote resigned Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a single state charge of embezzlement. Calcote, who was in his first term, was indicted on 15 counts of embezzlement by a public official last month. His resignation …

Okla. Insurance Commissioner Candidates Draw Out-of-State Funds

The two candidates for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner drew at least one-quarter of their campaign contributions since January 2005 from out-of-state donors, campaign data shows. The Oklahoman’s analysis of campaign records from January 2005 through July shows about $1 out of …

Former City Manager in Okla. Sentenced to 51 Months in Federal Prison

Former McAlester, Okla., City Manager Randy Green was sentenced to four years and three months in prison following his conviction on federal embezzlement charges that accused him of misapplying money from the city during a time when it was receiving …

Conviction Overturned for Okla. Farmers Cooperative Manager

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and prison sentence of the former manager of a defunct Oklahoma farmers cooperative. Gregory Vincent Hunt has been free pending appeal and never served any of his 5 1/4-year …