Category Archives: Embezzlement

  Embezzlement is not a crime people are usually willing to overlook. Taking money that belongs to other people, unless the situation is desperate, tends to elicit anger in others. However, this general lack of compassion is nothing compared to situations where the stolen money was intended for charity. That’s why Diane Stephens is facing […]

  37-year old Travis Winters has spent the last 17 years working at the Standard Electric Company in Kochville Township. However, according to Saginaw County‘s Chief Assistant Prosecutor, about a third of those years were also spent scamming the company, which resulted in a small fortune for Winters.   Court documents show that Winters began […]

  Fuataina Afutiti has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzling $2 million from the Veterans Health Administration Credit Union, where she worked as the credit union’s president and chief executive. She is a resident of Westland, which is located near Detroit in Wayne County.   Court records reveal that the investigation started […]

Fuataina Afutiti is accused of embezzling more than two million dollars from the Veterans Health Administration Credit Union. She worked as the credit union’s president and chief executive. She is a resident of Westland, which is located in Wayne County near Detroit.   According to press releases put out by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, […]

Lindsey M. Arquette, a 26-year-old resident of Standish, MI, has been accused of embezzling several thousand dollars from an ATM in the store where she worked as the store manager. The store, Dore’s Party Store, is located in Kawkawlin Township, says that this has been an ongoing problem for some time now.   According to […]

Michigan Health Care Aide Charged With Embezzlement Jennifer Loftis, a 33-year-old former health care aide, is being charged with embezzlement and forgery after police say she stole money from the elderly man she was caring for. Authorities arrested Loftis in Troy, and she is now facing three felony counts. Maurice McCollough, the man Loftis helped […]

Embezzlement Said to Total Over $20 Million Michael Anthony LaJoice, the Fenton businessman who owns Chasse Ballroom and Latin Dance Studio and LaJoice Properties LLC, is being charged with embezzlement. According to his defense attorney, LaJoice recently decided to turn himself in to police. However, the reason for this sudden attack of conscience has not […]

Union Leader Facing Embezzlement Charges Jesus Miguel Gonzales, the president of the Michigan Postal Workers’ Union and president of the union’s Central Michigan area, has been federally indicted for embezzlement. According to the court documents, he has been charged with embezzlement, theft of labor union assets, and falsification of financial records.

Esperanza Detroit Funds Involved in Embezzlement Someone at the Detroit Public Schools Office of the Inspector General noticed a few “irregularities” with regards to checks issued by Esperanza Detroit.  They decided that it might be worthwhile to conduct an internal audit. And as it turns out, they were right.

Convicted Embezzler Ordered to Pay It Back In April, Truly A. Dominowski accepted a plea agreement and, in return for the dismissal of an embezzlement charge, she pled guilty to a single count of attempted embezzlement. But in addition to the jail time and community service, the Judge has ordered her to pay back what […]