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embezzlements

Accountants Behaving Badly: Fraudsters Go to Court and Prison Time For Stalking Ex

Plus, a Maryland CPA and a California CPA both get jail time for embezzlement. Newton accountant charged with wire fraud and filling false tax return [U.S. Justice Department] Jeffrey Kellem, an accountant from Newton, MA, was charged with four counts of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return on Aug. 5 […]

Woman Misunderstood ‘Crazy Accounting’ to Mean ‘Take Money That Doesn’t Belong to You’

Leslie Lebel used to work in the finance department for the City of Bloomington, Illinois. After seven years on the job, during the time between September and December 2011, she allegedly embezzled $21,000 or so. She was arrested last week this allegedly sticky fingering and prosecutors shared the details in court this week: Lebel accessed […]