Category Archives: Embezzlement

Woman pleads guilty to embezzling from Bay City Hotel Shawn M. Bair, a 37-year-old woman from Bay County, has recently pled guilty to embezzlement charges. According to the court documents, she is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the Bay Valley Resort and Conference Center in Frankenlust Township, where she worked. Back in July […]

Scrap metal is big money. Ask any real estate agent around town and they will tell you, one of the greatest problems they face with regards to vacant homes is the theft of the copper plumbing pipes, which are worth quite a lot of money at local scrap yards. But while MSU is not a […]

Andy Brown Charged With Killing Boss The trial has begun for Andy Brown, the 37-year-old Portage man accused of murdering his boss. Brown is facing charges of first degree murder (premeditated) and felony firearm, as a result of his having allegedly shot prominent Sturgis accountant, David Locey, in his office on October 2nd, 2013. The day […]

Plea of Guilty To Hospital Embezzlement Jeffrey Joseph Ales, a 43-year-old contracted worker who formerly supervised the food and nutrition services at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, pled guilty to Traverse City embezzlement charges in the Grand Traverse County Circuit Court on Friday, June 13th. Authorities at Munson Medical Center claim that the alleged […]

Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Embezzlement Charges On Wednesday, May 21, Richard D. Weishuhn pled guilty to multiple felony embezzlement charges in the Arenac County District Court. He is the owner of R.O. Savage Funeral Chapel in Standish, MI, which was under investigation earlier this year for mismanagement of funds. Last November, the Michigan Department […]

Former Saginaw Resident Facing Felony Charges Joel Wilson, a 31-year-old former resident of Saginaw, MI, is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a “Ponzi scheme” that the Attorney General’s office claims has resulted in approximately $8.5 million in missing investor funds. According to a recent press release, Wilson is being extradited back to the […]

Embezzlement and Mismanagement of Parish Funds Alleged Rev. Edward Belczak, 69, of Troy and Janice Verschuren, 67, of Bloomfield Hills have been indicted on five counts of felony embezzlement for the alleged mismanagement of parish funds. The indictments include mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy involving missing parish funds from 2004 to 2012. Belczak was […]